International Child Abuse Statistics

["Sheldon Levy" <Sheldon_Levy@xxxxxxxxx>]

We are looking for data on rates of reported child abuse and neglect in the 
EU countries plus Norway, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand. 
We are specifically interested in changes of rates over the period 
1980-2000. We are collecting this information for the purpose of the 
development of public policy related to prescription of psychoactive 
medication for children. Information from any of these countries would be 
most gratefully appreciated. I would be happy to discuss the public policy 
implications of this data to anyone who is interested.

Thanks so very much for your help.

Sheldon Levy, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director of International Programs
Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention
Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor of Community Health
Brown University School of Medicine
Staff Executive
Governor's Advisory Council on Health
and Consultant, Center for Child and Family Health
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
U.S.A.