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Health Council of the Netherlands Treating the effects of child abuse Gezondheidsraad Health Council of the Netherlands To the State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sport Subject : presentation of advisory report Treating the effects of child abuse Your reference : JZ/JJ-2983817 Our reference : I-413/10/VR/cn/855-B Enclosure(s) : 1 Date : June 28, 2011 Dear State Secretary, I hereby submit the advisory report entitled Treating the effects of child abuse, which was requested by the former Minister for Youth and Families in a request for advice dated 17 February 2010. I have also sent a copy of this advisory report to the Minister of Security and Justice, for information purposes. Every year in the Netherlands, an estimated 100,000 children are abused or neglected, some of whom suffer serious psychological damage. In recent years, much has been done to improve the prevention, detection, and reporting of child abuse. This has led to greater awareness about the seriousness, complexity, and scope of this major social problem. However, there must be a much greater awareness of this issue before we can even start work on a solution. This advisory report addresses the next step: treating the effects of child abuse. The Committee has been forced to conclude that only a few types of evidence-supported treatment are available. This issue is not restricted to the Netherlands, it is a worldwide problem. The fragmentation of care, however, is a Dutch problem. This stands in the way of an integrated approach to the diagnosis and treatment of children, families, and adults who were abused during childhood.
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