Is the elimination of violence against women a realistic goal for the near future? – Psychiatry AI: Real-Time AI Scoping Review

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Eliminating all violence against women by 2030 is increasingly unrealistic; prevalence remains high and progress has stagnated, even in advanced, gender-equal countries.
Prevention and response efforts have not produced sustained population level reductions and appear unable to reach younger generations.
Measurable declines require scaling evidence based prevention, sustained political will and stronger accountability.

Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 16;17(1):5313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-74656-y.

ABSTRACT

As 2030 approaches, achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 5.2, which aims to eliminate all forms of violence against women, appears increasingly unrealistic. Using the European Union as a case study, this Perspective argues that prevalence remains high, progress has stagnated, levels can be disproportionately high in some of the most socioeconomically advanced and gender-equal countries, and prevention efforts seem unable to reach younger generations. Together, these patterns suggest that prevention and response efforts, as implemented to date, have not produced sustained population-level reductions. Achieving measurable declines will require scaling evidence-based prevention with sustained political will and stronger accountability.

PMID:42303635 | DOI:10.1038/s41467-026-74656-y

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