Climate change is a threat multiplier for violence against children.

Background: The climate crisis is the biggest threat to the health, development, and wellbeing of the current and future generations. While there is extensive evidence on the direct impacts of climate change on human livelihood, there is little evidence on how children and young people are affected, and even less discussion and evidence on how the climate crisis could affect violence against children.

Participants And Setting: In this commentary, we review selected research to assess the links between the climate crisis and violence against children.