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Child abuse continues to rise in Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)

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The number of Swiss children who are victims of physical or psychological abuse has risen for the fifth year in a row, according to figures from children’s hospitals.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The head of the child protection unit of the Zurich University Children's Hospital, Georg Staubli thinks the Ukraine war – among other things – could have put pressure on some parents.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting, sound reasonable. Make sense, it the family is somehow involved in the war. Thanks for the explanation.