title: [Child raising without violence--a right for every child].
abstract: The view of children and child rearing has undergone a marked change in our country over the past 50 years. As the first country in the world, Sweden passed legislation 1979 on the prohibition of corporal punishment in the home. Many countries have followed suit, but at present, only 5,4% of the world's children have legal protection against violence and abuse. Children's rights are on the agenda, including work towards implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Child abuse is nevertheless a major public health problem with serious implications in both childhood and adulthood, and is tied into both economic and social disadvantage. The childhood adversity we see is only the tip of the iceberg and continued efforts are necessary to identify and reduce the vulnerability of children and protect children's rights. Health care professionals have an important role to play.
authors.affiliation: Skånevård Sund Region Skåne - Kunskapscentrum för barnhälsovård Malmö, Sweden Skånevård Sund Region Skåne - Kunskapscentrum för barnhälsovård Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.affiliation: Uppsala universitet - Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa Uppsala, Sweden Uppsala universitet - Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lucas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002651:Child Advocacy; D002668:Child Rearing; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D014754:Violence