All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 July Study finds hidden child victims in violent homes face long wait for help Study finds 'hidden' child victims in violent homes face long wait for help 19/07/2022 | 2 MINS A new study has found children exposed to domestic and family violence were at a much higher risk of problems such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse and had a five times higher chance of needing help from a mental health service by the age of 18 than children with no known experience of violence. The study, led by researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology, also found there was on an average a six-year delay between health or police intervention and the child receiving mental health help. While other studies have looked at the impact of domestic and family violence on the mental health of children the report, by AustraliaΓÇÖs National Research Organisation for WomenΓÇÖs Safety, followed a much larger number of children over a longer time. The study, Investigating the mental health of children exposed to domestic and family violence through the use
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 July Study finds hidden child victims in violent homes face long wait for help Study finds 'hidden' child victims in violent homes face long wait for help 19/07/2022 | 2 MINS A new study has found children exposed to domestic and family violence were at a much higher risk of problems such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse and had a five times higher chance of needing help from a mental health service by the age of 18 than children with no known experience of violence.
The study, led by researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology, also found there was on an average a six-year delay between health or police intervention and the child receiving mental health help.
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While other studies have looked at the impact of domestic and family violence on the mental health of children the report, by AustraliaΓÇÖs National Research Organisation for WomenΓÇÖs Safety, followed a much larger number of children over a longer time.
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