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Abused children at higher risk of long-term health problems, Hong Kong NGO warns

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Sun, F. (2026, September 23). Abused children at higher risk of long-term health problems, Hong Kong NGO warns. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368541/abused-children-higher-risk-long-term-health-problems-hong-kong-ngo-warns?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-23 · by Fiona Sun
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Against Child Abuse, a Hong Kong NGO, warns that abused children face higher risks of long-term health issues like obesity and increased inflammation. The organization released an overview of local studies from recent years, including one study published in 2024 involving 661 children which found links between adverse caregiving experiences and altered growth patterns. Against Child Abuse calls for a tiered prevention strategy with a zero-tolerance approach and policy support to protect children better.
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Against Child Abuse, a Hong Kong NGO, warned that abused children face higher risks of long-term health issues such as obesity and heightened inflammatory responses. The organization released an overview of local studies from recent years, highlighting one specific study published in 2024 involving 661 children. This study found that adverse caregiving experiences, particularly neglect and psychological aggression, led to altered growth patterns, with higher frequency predicting greater reductions in body mass index later in life. Against Child Abuse also called for a tiered prevention strategy focused on a zero-tolerance approach and policy support to better protect children from abuse.

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One cited study, published in 2024, involved 661 children and found that adverse caregiving experiences in early childhood were associated with altered growth patterns, with more frequent neglect and psychological aggression predicting greater later reductions in body mass index.
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2026-09-23 · South China Morning Post
Abused children at higher risk of long-term health problems, Hong Kong NGO warns · assertive framing

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Abused children at higher risk of long-term health problems, Hong Kong NGO warns asserted
NGO → abuse → problems
Against Child Abuse also calls for tiered prevention strategy, with primary focus on zero-tolerance approach and policy support asserted
Abuse → call → approach
Child abuse can impair victims’ development and increase their risk of long-term health problems such as obesity and heightened inflammatory responses, a Hong Kong NGO has said, calling for a tiered prevention strategy to strengthen protections. asserted
NGO → impair → protections
Against Child Abuse on Wednesday shared the results of an overview of local studies from recent years on the effects of abuse on children, while calling for more resources and enhanced measures to safeguard youngsters. asserted
Abuse → share → youngsters
One cited study, published in 2024, involved 661 children and found that adverse caregiving experiences in early childhood were associated with altered growth patterns, with more frequent neglect and psychological aggression predicting greater later reductions in body mass index. asserted
neglect → cite → index
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