Liyun Postdoctoral Student Zuyi Fang of SSDPP at BNU had his research results published in the international top medical journal of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health



On March 17, 2022, Dr. Zuyi Fang, as the first author and corresponding author, had his article titled "Global estimates of violence against children with disabilities: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis" published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, which is a sub-journal of the Lancet, with an impact factor of 11.288 in 2022. Dr. Fang is now a Liyun postdoctoral student at SSDPP of Beijing Normal University. He received his doctorate and academic master's degree from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and his MSW degree from Columbia University in the United States. This article is the result of cooperative research with the University of Oxford, Columbia University and the University of Leeds. The following is an excerpt from the Lancet on this article:

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health | About one third of the disabled children and adolescents in the world have suffered violence

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health recently published a systematic review and meta-analysis, covering research on more than 16 million children and adolescents in 25 countries from 1990 to 2020

        The latest research shows that about one third of the disabled children and adolescents in the world have suffered violence. They are twice as likely to be exposed to various forms of violence (physical violence, mental violence, sexual violence and neglect) as non-disabled children and adolescents.

        More than one third (38%) of disabled children and adolescents have experienced peer bullying, of which traditional bullying and cyberbullying have a high incidence.

        Children and adolescents with cognitive or learning disabilities (such as ADHD and autism) or mental health problems, as well as disabled children and adolescents from low-income environments, are particularly likely to experience violence.

        The author calls for further cooperation among the government, practitioners and researchers to address the high incidence of violence against disabled children and adolescents.

"Violence against disabled children and adolescents can be prevented. These children and adolescents should get more opportunities for growth", said Dr. Zuyi Fang of Beijing Normal University, the corresponding author of this article. "The United Nations sustainable development goals aim to end all forms of violence against children and adolescents by 2030. To achieve this goal, the government, practitioners and researchers need to work together to implement the known effective measures to prevent violence, such as evidence-based family education interventions, and to develop and evaluate community, school and online interventions for violence in specific forms."

She added: "It is obvious that low- and middle-income countries face additional challenges, compounded by complex social and economic factors. They must adopt legislation to prevent violence and strengthen the service capacity of health and social service systems to meet the complex needs of children and adolescents with disabilities and their families. We also need to conduct more rigorous research on economically disadvantaged groups and further investigate violence from intimate partners and practitioners".

Original text: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jM4wtfjZskj8_2PUGTcEdw

In order to make more people know about this social and public health problem, Dr. Zuyi Fang was invited to record podcasts with journal editors. On the day of publication, the Guardian in the UK and other internationally renowned media reported the article in detail.

Article link: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00033-5

Full text download link (limited exemption): https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ely48Mut2J9JF

The Guardian report:：https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/mar/17/almost-a-third-of-disabled-children-and-teenagers-face-abuse-global-study-finds

Podcast：https://www.thelancet.com/in-conversation-with#lanchi

Invited comments: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00066-9