[Minor Victims of Violent Acts in the Context of the Victim Reparation Law].
A descriptive analysis of victim compensation applications for children and adolescents as well as sociodemographic and trauma-specific information concerning victims and perpetrators.



We did analysis of 100 victim-compensation application files based on a self-developed category system.



The files included solely interpersonal trauma, 59 % of which are type II trauma. The most frequent form is sexual violence. The perpetrators stem mostly from children’s homes or peripherals. 79 % of the victims received a diagnosis of a mental disorder, most often posttraumatic stress disorder.



Sexually abused children and adolescents make up the majority of the target population in OEG-related trauma outpatient units. Such outpatient units should therefore offer a specific expertise in treating sexually abused children and adolescents.
1 Technische Universität Braunschweig.
Katharina
K
Hellwig
1 Technische Universität Braunschweig.
Christoph
C
Kröger
2 Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Familie - Fachgruppe Landesversorgungsamt, Hildesheim/Braunschweig.
Stefanie
S
Franke
2 Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Familie - Fachgruppe Landesversorgungsamt, Hildesheim/Braunschweig.
Matthias
M
Wehrmeyer
1 Technische Universität Braunschweig.
Nina
N
Heinrichs
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002675:Child, Preschool; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D000069581:Exposure to Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D033242:Minors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D017741:Survivors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
OEG-related trauma outpatient units; adolescents; children; law; trauma; victim compensation