Violence Against Children, a National Epidemic in Costa Rica

Costa Rica declared violence against children a national epidemic because of the worrying increase in cases over the last decade. The Hospital Nacional de Niños (Children’s Hospital) said that in the last 10 years aggressions against minors increased six times. According to the medical director of the hospital, Roberto Hernandez, the medical centre cared for 365 children at the beginning of the decade, but in 2010 the figure had risen to 2,576 cases. Read Article