Cases of child violence are increasing: more than 8,900 cases recorded in 2024

The Inter-Agency System for the Protection of Children and Adolescents against Violence (Sipiav) reported that during 2024 there were 8,924 cases of violence against children and adolescents in Uruguay, a further increase over previous years: 8,157 cases in 2023 and 7,473 cases in 2022. 2,501 were new cases, while the rest correspond to situations that continue to follow up. The report reveals that emotional violence was the most frequent (38%),…