Measuring the social and economic costs of violence can be difficult, and most estimates only consider direct economic effects, such as productivity loss or the use of health care services. Communities and societies feel the effects of violence through loss of social cohesion, financial divestment, and the increased burden on the healthcare and justice systems. Initial estimates show that early violence prevention intervention has economic benefits. The IOM Forum on Global Violence Prevention held a workshop to examine the successes and challenges of calculating direct and indirect costs of violence, as well as the potential cost-effectiveness of intervention.
- ISBN10 0309220246
- ISBN13 9780309220248
- Publish Date 9 March 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Academies Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English