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Gro Harlem Brundtland, MD
Director-General
World Health Organization

JAMA. 2002;288:1580.

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People often feel helpless against violence, viewing it as an inevitable part of the human experience. Although it springs at us from news headlines every day, violence can also weave a web of silence, shame, and despair that prevents people from speaking out and taking action. Millions suffer in the silence of their homes. For many, the silence kills.

There is no safe haven from violence. It invades our communities, our streets, our work places, our schools, and even our homes. Perpetrators of violence are often the people we should be able to trust the most: caretakers, parents, spouses, and even children. Fear, intimidation, and the belief that nothing will change have prevented us from taking a unified stand against violence for too long.

At the 1996 World Health Assembly, its 191 member states asked the World Health Organization to take action to prevent violence. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Director-General
World Health Organization

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