Social and Economic Costs of Violence : Workshop Summary

Social and Economic Costs of Violence : Workshop Summary / Deepali M. Patel and Rachel M. Taylor, rapporteurs ; Forum on Global Violence Prevention, Board on Global Health ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.

"Measuring the social and economic costs of violence can be difficult, and most estimates only consider direct economic effects, such as productivity loss or the use of health care services. Communities and societies feel the effects of violence through loss of social cohesion, financial divest...

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Corporate Authors: Workshop on the Social and Economic Costs of Violence: The Value of Prevention Washington, D.C., Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Global Violence Prevention, National Research Council (U.S.)
Other Authors: Patel, Deepali, Taylor, Rachel M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Violence > Social aspects > Congresses.
Violence > Economic aspects > Congresses.
Family violence > Economic aspects > Congresses.
Victims of family violence > Congresses.
Violence > Research > Congresses.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Domestic Partner Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
Family violence > Economic aspects
Victims of family violence
Violence > Economic aspects
Violence > Research
Violence > Social aspects
Conference papers and proceedings
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Approaches to measurement and costing methdology
  • Challenges in calculating costs
  • Toward a bigger picture of the costs of violence
  • The promise of investing in violence prevention.
  • Papers on direct and indirect costs of violence: The costs of interpersonal violence: an international review
  • Consequences of elder abuse: the needs for social justice and policy implications
  • Costs of firearm violence: how you measure things matters
  • The contagion of violence: the extent, the processes, and the outcomes
  • How persistent fear and anxiety can affect young children's learning, behavior, and health.
  • Papers on context and place: Social contexts and violence
  • The impact of war on child development and mental health: a longitudinal study of risk and resilience among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
  • Intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries: high costs to households and communities
  • Youth violence in Kingston, Jamaica.
  • Papers on investing in prevention: The value of prevention
  • Communities that care: bridging science and community practice to prevent adolescent health and behavior problems including violence.

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