Childhood Abuse
Roots of abuse borderless: Swedish reporter
"As child abuse increasingly makes headlines in Japan, a Swedish journalist who has made many documentaries on youngsters says there is indeed truth to common findings that many abusive parents were victims of abuse during their own childhood.
In Japan, the number of child abuse consultations at public child counseling centers nationwide reached 32,979 in fiscal 2004, up 24 percent from the previous year, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has reported.
According to Ylva Martens, a producer at public radio broadcaster Swedish Radio, Sweden has also seen a rise in child abuse reports in recent years, although it is unclear whether incidents are really on the rise or merely coming out into the open.
But research has shown many of the parents who abuse their offspring were abused during childhood, she said..."
The Japan Times, June 30, 2005
"As child abuse increasingly makes headlines in Japan, a Swedish journalist who has made many documentaries on youngsters says there is indeed truth to common findings that many abusive parents were victims of abuse during their own childhood.
In Japan, the number of child abuse consultations at public child counseling centers nationwide reached 32,979 in fiscal 2004, up 24 percent from the previous year, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has reported.
According to Ylva Martens, a producer at public radio broadcaster Swedish Radio, Sweden has also seen a rise in child abuse reports in recent years, although it is unclear whether incidents are really on the rise or merely coming out into the open.
But research has shown many of the parents who abuse their offspring were abused during childhood, she said..."
The Japan Times, June 30, 2005
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