CHILD ABUSE
Oct 31st, 2007 by admin
More than one in 10 primary school children have been subject to abuse, in some cases sexual according to preliminary results of a study carried out by an Athens University professor.
According to the nation wide study 15 percent of children aged between 8 and 12 have been abused.
The study carried out by professor Christina Antonopoulou shows that sexual and physical violence, mainly sexual is very prevalent in Greece.
Professor Antonopoulou says she was not surprised at the number because the numbers are actually higher. This figure is just a tip of the iceberg.
It is an issue that occurs 80 percent of the time in the family environment. The perpetrators are usually family members, friends of the family or known persons to the children. The problem is Greece is the only country without a programme on Sexual education, a programme that should be started at Kindergarten