New WHO Violence Prevention Information System, an interactive knowledge platform of scientific findings on violence
Burrows, S.; Butchart, A.; Butler, N.; Quigg, Z.; Bellis, M.A.; Mikton, C.
Injury Prevention Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention 24(2): 155-156
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1353-8047 PMID: 29353245 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042694Document Number: 280720
Scientific information on violence can be difficult to compile and understand. It is scattered across websites, databases, technical reports and academic journals, and rarely addresses all types of violence. In response, in October 2017 WHO released the Violence Prevention Information System or Violence Info, an online interactive collection of scientific information about the prevalence, consequences, risk factors and preventability of all forms of interpersonal violence. It covers homicide, child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner violence, elder abuse and sexual violence.