Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, 80176 Gävle, Sweden.
Department of Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, 80176 Gävle, Sweden.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Sep 27;21(10):1291. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21101291.
Authorities and civilians can make a report-of-concern to Social Services if they suspect a child is experiencing or witnessing violence. In 2021, Sweden implemented new legislation that considers children as victims of crime not only when abused but also when witnessing family violence, i.e., Barnfridsbrott. This study aimed to describe and analyze reports-of-concern regarding children witnessing family violence. Are there any changes in number of reports over the years? Who is reporting? And what interventions are most frequent? This is a register-based study of reports-of-concern in Gävle municipality in Sweden for the years 2018-2022. This unique register makes it possible to identify and follow up reported cases as long as they are active by Social Services. Results show there was already a major increase in the number of reports-of-concern in 2020. Most reports are made by Social Services and the police. Of all reports related to family violence, an increasing number lead to further investigations. In most of those cases, the children stay with their families, and Social Services offer counselling. Conclusion: there was a distinct increase in reports related to children witnessing family violence already starting in 2020 in the studied municipality, before the new legislation was implemented.
当局和民众如果怀疑儿童正在经历或目睹暴力，可以向社会服务部门报告关注情况。2021 年，瑞典实施了新的立法，不仅将遭受虐待的儿童视为犯罪受害者，还将目睹家庭暴力的儿童视为犯罪受害者，即 Barnfridsbrott。本研究旨在描述和分析有关儿童目睹家庭暴力的关注报告。多年来报告数量是否有变化？谁在报告？最常见的干预措施是什么？这是一项基于瑞典 Gavle 市 2018-2022 年关注报告的登记研究。该独特的登记系统使社会服务部门能够识别和跟踪报告案件，只要这些案件处于活动状态。结果表明，2020 年报告数量已经大幅增加。大多数报告来自社会服务部门和警察。在所有与家庭暴力有关的报告中，越来越多的报告导致了进一步的调查。在大多数情况下，儿童与家人同住，社会服务部门提供咨询。结论：在研究的市，在新立法实施之前的 2020 年，已经开始明显增加有关儿童目睹家庭暴力的报告。
