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Optimus Study Switzerland

The studies in Switzerland encompass a representative nationwide survey of 6,000 ninth grade students. In addition to this survey, a study on organizations that are involved in the area of child protection was conducted. The individual parts of the study are intended to provide a comprehensive picture of the magnitude of violence, abuse and neglect among young people, quantifying the harm that this has on those affected and the extent to which outreach projects such as victim support programs are able to help these young people.

Research team:

Ulrich Schnyder, Meichun Mohler-Kuo, Markus Landolt and Thomas Maier (Director of Studies, University of Zurich) developed the study design and methodology and were responsible for the collection of the data.