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Kids who see family violence 4 times likelier to seriously harm someone | A new survey has revealed that children who
witness violence at home are more likely to seriously harm someone else, carry
a weapon or be excluded from school. The National Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), a charity campaigning and working in child protection
in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, questioned more than
6,000 children, young people and carers, and said it found “a clear link between
witnessing family violence at a young age and serious behavioural problems in
later life”. The charity is now urging adult and children’s services to work together
to ensure youngsters’ needs are addressed when violence is reported in their homes.
It is also asking schools to look out for bad behaviour being a potential indicator
of abuse at home. The NSPCC’s research found that children who witness family
violence, although not being a direct victim, are four times more likely to carry
a weapon or seriously harm someone than children from non-violent homes. These
kids are also three times more likely to be involved in different types of anti-social
behaviour and twice as likely to be excluded from school. The same group of youngsters
is three times more likely to take drugs, steal, spray graffiti or bully and twice
as likely to get drunk or get into fights. They are five times more likely to
run away from home. “It shows a clear link between witnessing family violence
at a young age and serious behavioural problems in later life,” the Daily Express
quoted NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan as saying. “This shows that even
if a child hasn’t been physically harmed themselves, they can still be hugely
impacted by what has happened,” he added.
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