In over half of the cases of minor abuse in the ultra-Orthodox sector, the child knows his or her attacker.
This statistic was brought to light at the inaugural International Conference for the Treatment of Child Victims of Abuse in Jewish Religious Communities, sponsored by The Haruv Institute and MAGEN.
Academics, child welfare professionals and NGO representatives from countries around the world, including the US, UK, Argentina, Switzerland, South Africa andAustralia, gathered in Jerusalem for the conference that took place March 3-5.
The purpose of the conference was to bring together international Jewish community organizations to discuss and exchange ideas and information on how to improve the treatment of child abuse in ultra-Orthodox communities around the globe.
According to figures gathered from the Haruv Institute and the Welfare and Social Services Ministry for 2012, the number of reports for every thousand minors – children aged 0-17 – in the sector stands at 1.4, compared to 2.9 in the general population.
However, these figures only reflect the reported cases, and it is estimated that for every one case reported between three to 10 cases remain unreported.
Conference addresses child abuse in ultra-Orthodox communities (Jerusalem, Israel)
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