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submitted 1 year ago by _Frog@feddit.ch to c/switzerland@feddit.ch

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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[-] Snek@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago

Why would you assume higher child abuse during the war in Ukraine?

[-] sid@feddit.ch 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Snek@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago

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

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