UNH research estimates 1.4 million children have yearly violence-related medical visits

(University of New Hampshire) A national report from the University of New Hampshire shows close to one and a half million children each year visit a doctor, emergency room or medical facility as a result of an assault, abuse, crime or other form of violence. This is four times higher than previous estimates based only on data from U.S. emergency rooms for violence-related treatment.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news