Violence against children is often hidden, unreported or unrecorded by governments’ administrative data systems, and the impact of COVID-19 and recent lockdowns has also likely exacerbated this global problem. Gaps in knowledge prevent the formation of sound public health responses to reduce lifelong disease and economic burden resulting from exposure to violence. Although studies have looked at bullying in childhood and adolescence and child maltreatment independently, a national study of the prevalence, nature, and societal and economic consequences of the full impact of violence against children in the UK has not yet been conducted. The proposed project aims to understand causal pathways, the contribution of violence related risk factors to the development of physical and mental health disorders, and how different forms of violence against children interact. The proposed research will also investigate the consequences of multiple forms of violence against children and health, education, employment and other adverse outcomes across the lifecourse using multiple data sources to estimate attributable disease burden and economic costs. This study will inform strategies for prevention, for a whole-system multi-agency approach to violence against children, and can enable monitoring of future progress in reducing violence against children and its burden in the UK.
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Duration: 3 years Full-Time Study or 6 years Part-Time Study
How to Apply:
Please read this information before making an application. Information on the application process is available at: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/study/apply/application-process
Applications need to be made online via this link. No other form of application will be considered. Please submit your application under the PhD Human Sciences programme. All applications must include the following information. Applications not containing these documents will not be considered:
• Scholarship Reference Number (VCS-FEHHS-02-21)– included in the personal statement section
• A research proposal related to the subject topic *
• A CV including 2 referees *
• Personal statement outlining the motivation for this PhD and previous research experience
• Academic qualification certificates/transcripts and IELTs/English Language certificate if you are an international applicant or if English is not your first language or you are from a country where English is not the majority spoken language as defined by the UK Border Agency *
*upload to the qualification section of the application form. Attachments must be a PDF format.
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