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Moving research beyond the spanking debate (2017)
Journal Article
MacMillan, H. L., & Mikton, C. (2017). Moving research beyond the spanking debate. Child Abuse and Neglect, 71, 5-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.02.012

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Despite numerous studies identifying a broad range of harms associated with the use of spanking and other types of physical punishment, debate continues about its use as a form of discipline. In this commentary, we recommend four... Read More about Moving research beyond the spanking debate.

Global status report on violence prevention 2014 (2015)
Journal Article
Krug, E. G., Dahlberg, L. L., Butchart, A., Mikton, C., Dahlberg, L. L., & Krug, E. G. (2015). Global status report on violence prevention 2014. Injury Prevention, 21(3), 213. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041640

The Global status report on violence prevention 20141 describes what countries are doing to address interpersonal violence, and is a joint publication of WHO, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and United Nations Development Programme. Interpe... Read More about Global status report on violence prevention 2014.

Integration of prevention of violence against children and early child development (2014)
Journal Article
Betancourt, T. S., Mikton, C., MacMillan, H., Dua, T., & Betancourt, T. S. (2014). Integration of prevention of violence against children and early child development. Lancet Global Health, 2(8), e442-e443. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X%2814%2970233-5

Despite important scientific advances in how violence against children can disrupt healthy early development,the study of these issues has developed in relative isolation. Both areas are increasing in prominence,but so far there has been little call... Read More about Integration of prevention of violence against children and early child development.

Governments must do more to address interpersonal violence (2014)
Journal Article
Butchart, A., Mikton, C., & Krug, E. (2014). Governments must do more to address interpersonal violence. Lancet, 384(9961), 2183-2185. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2814%2962124-3

The Global status report on violence prevention 2014,1 jointly published by WHO, UNDP, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, was launched on Dec 11, 2014. For the first time, it assesses national efforts to address interpersonal violence, which inclu... Read More about Governments must do more to address interpersonal violence.