October 25, 2011
US Board on Global Health IOM
“…..Violence not only causes physical and emotional damage,
but also creates a social and economic burden on communities.
Measuring these costs can be difficult, and most estimates only
consider the direct economic effects of violence, such as
productivity loss or the use of health care services. Beyond
these clear-cut costs, however, the pain and suffering of violence
can affect human and social development and increase the risk
of chronic outcomes later in life.
Communities and societies feel the effects of violence through
loss of social cohesion, financial divestment, and the increased
burden on the health care and justice systems. Initial estimates
show that the cost of implementing successful violence
prevention interventions is usually less than the cost borne by
individuals and society if no action is taken.
The workshop was designed to examine cross-cutting public
health approaches to violence prevention from multiple
perspectives and at various levels of society. Participants
focused on exploring the successes and challenges of
calculating direct and indirect costs of violence, as well as the
potential cost-effectiveness of intervention. Speakers discussed
social and economic costs of violence at four levels: individual,
family, community, and societal. This document is a summary
of the workshop…..”
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