On 17 September 2014 the 64th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe adopted a historic resolution to implement ‘Investing in children: the European child maltreatment prevention action plan 2015–2020’. Health ministers, or their representatives, from 53 countries gave overwhelming support to implementing the Action Plan. The Action Plan raises concern that the prevalence, burden and costs from child maltreatment are very high. In the WHO European Region the prevalence ranges from 9.6% for sexual abuse, 22.9% for physical abuse to 29.1% for mental abuse. The Action Plan stresses that maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences result in health-harming behavior, poorer mental and physical health, and worse social and educational outcomes throughout the life-course for those affected.
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