Children who witness violence

The dataset consists of processed data from Gävle Municipality reporting concern notifications regarding “domestic violence” and “subjected to physical abuse” for the years 2018–2022, distributed across three .pbix files (Power BI): 1.Notifications 2.Investigations 3.Interventions Notifications (swe: aktualiseringar) is divided into four tabs that cover: the number of received notifications, unique individuals in received notifications, closed notifications, and unique individuals in closed notifications. Each tab can be filtered by age, gender, foreign-born status, reason for notification (“domestic violence” and “subjected to physical abuse”), and the reporting party (e.g., police, school, or healthcare services). For the tabs related to closed notifications, the outcomes are categorized as follows: • No investigation initiated (added to existing case) • No investigation initiated (archived in case binder) • No investigation initiated (added to personal file) • Investigation initiated Investigations (swe: utredningar) is divided into two tabs that cover the number of initiated and closed investigations. Each tab can be filtered by age, gender, foreign-born status, reason for notification (“domestic violence” and “subjected to physical abuse”), and the reporting party (e.g., police, school, or healthcare services). The tab for closed investigations is categorized as follows: • Need exists – no consent • Need exists (investigation) • No need exists (investigation) • Need can be met in another way (investigation) • Unknown Interventions (swe: insatser) is divided into two tabs: interventions and types of implementations. Each tab can be filtered by age, gender, foreign-born status, reason for notification (“domestic violence” and “subjected to physical abuse”), and the reporting party (e.g., police, school, or healthcare services). The interventions tab presents the number of ongoing, new, and closed interventions distributed across the following categories: • Placement under LVU (Care of Young Persons Act) • Placement under SoL (Social Services Act) • Internal outpatient care • External outpatient care • External housing The types of implementation tab show the number of ongoing, new, and closed interventions within the same categories as above, and specify the type of implementation used within each category (e.g., protected housing, counseling support, etc.). Below is a brief description of the five categories: Placement under LVU: Placement of an individual outside the home according to the Care of Young Persons Act (LVU). This occurs when voluntary measures are insufficient and there is a serious risk to the young person’s health or development, for example due to substance abuse, criminality, or neglect. Placement under SoL: A voluntary placement under the Social Services Act (SoL). This type of placement is made with the consent of the guardian (or the youth if over 15 years old) and is used when support is needed outside the home, but the situation is not serious enough to warrant compulsory measures. Internal outpatient care: Services provided by the municipality’s own social services staff. This may include counseling, family therapy, or other support services that do not involve placement outside the home. External outpatient care: Similar services to internal outpatient care but carried out by external providers contracted by social services—such as private treatment centers or nonprofit organizations. External housing: The individual resides outside their home, but not in an institutional setting such as LVU/SoL placement. This may involve, for example, a transitional apartment, supported housing, or protected housing, typically provided by external actors.