Violence at home affects a million children

Helen Gilbert
Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Nearly one million children in Britain are living with domestic violence and could be suffering physical, emotional and social development setbacks as a result, according to a United Nations report published last week. The report, Behind Closed Doors: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children, from a joint study by the United Nations Secretary General's Study on Violence Against Children and Body Shop International, estimates that as many as 963,000 children in the UKhave witnessed violence against a parent or caregiver, while more than 275 million children could be affected worldwide.