From: Prevention of violence against children in the home: an overview of reviews protocol
Form of VAC | Examples |
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Physical violence | Spanking, hitting with objects, other forms of physical punishment, shaking, burning, kicking, biting, forcing the child to stay in uncomfortable positions |
Sexual violence | Rape, unwanted sexual advances, sexual harassment, forced marriage |
Psychological or emotional violence | Hostility, threatening, yelling, calling the child by offensive names, constant rejection |
Witnessing violence | Witnessing intimate partner violence |
Neglect | Social deprivation, abandonment, psychosocial deprivation |