Mothers of child abuse victims often isolated: Japan gov't panel

Mothers of children who die of abuse are often isolated from local communities and relatives, with the rate of such deaths higher when women are subjected to domestic violence, a Japanese government panel found recently.Following recent child abuse deaths, the welfare ministry panel of experts looked closely into all cases from January 2007 to March 2018 in association with the mothers' history of being subjected to domestic violence.It was the first time that the panel has released such findings.As in the case of 10-year-old Mia Kurihara, who died in January last year at home where her fat…READ FULL ARTICLE