In the fiscal year 2021, approximately 208 thousand child abuse cases were reported to child guidance centers in Japan, up from under 67 thousand consultations in fiscal 2012. The majority of consultations in the fiscal year 2021 were on psychological abuse of children.
Number of consultation on child abuse at child guidance centers in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021
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MHLW (Japan). (January 19, 2023). Number of consultation on child abuse at child guidance centers in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/825628/japan-child-abuse-cases-child-guidance-centers/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of consultation on child abuse at child guidance centers in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825628/japan-child-abuse-cases-child-guidance-centers/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Number of consultation on child abuse at child guidance centers in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825628/japan-child-abuse-cases-child-guidance-centers/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of Consultation on Child Abuse at Child Guidance Centers in Japan from Fiscal Year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825628/japan-child-abuse-cases-child-guidance-centers/
MHLW (Japan), Number of consultation on child abuse at child guidance centers in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825628/japan-child-abuse-cases-child-guidance-centers/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
Number of consultation on child abuse at child guidance centers in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/825628/japan-child-abuse-cases-child-guidance-centers/
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