Violence Information - November 23, 2008

Study Says a Woman is Killed Every Six Hours in South Africa

May 24, 2005 - Topics africa, study, violence, female and women
A report based on 1999 data collected by the Medical Research Council, the University of Cape Town and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, says that a woman is killed every six hours by their partner in South Africa.

Furthermore, the study found that less than 40 percent of the homicides lead to a conviction

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NYC Children Effected Severly by 9/11 Attacks, Study Shows

May 3, 2005 - Topics study, child, depression, survey and violence
Recent study reveals that after the attack on September 11, 2001, New York City children suffer from anxiety or depression and are more succeptable to further mental stress if there are any future tragedies.

A survey of more than 8,000 children from the 4th to 12th grades found 29 percent suffered from one or more of six anxiety or depressive disorders six months after the hijacked plane attacks on the World Trade Center in which nearly 2,800 people died

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