National action to address child intentional injury - 2014. Europe summary.

• Main Authors: Mackay, M, Vincenten, J
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: European Child Safety Alliance 2014
• Subjects: Self-destructive behaviour / self-harm; Suicidal behaviour / suicide; Mental health; Injury; Targeted prevention; Crime and violence; Policy on substance use; School / college substance use policy; Substance related mortality / death; Child / children; Adolescent / youth (teenager / young person); International; Ireland; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/21574/; https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/21574/1/ciir-report.pdf

The report describes the prevalence of intentional injuries to children in the European Union, including maltreatment, peer to peer violence and self-directed violence, and examines the level of uptake of national level policies to address intentional child injuries in over 25 Member States. This is the first time that national actions to address child intentional injury are being comprehensively assessed and reported on in the EU. Within the report are individual country policy profiles for each of the participating Member States: Austria, Belgium (Flanders only), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden and the United Kingdom (England and Scotland only).