El Salvador Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2019 (data collection 2018)

In 2018, the Government of El Salvador launched the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), with technical assistance from the CDC as part of the Together for Girls partnership. In 2019, the Government of El Salvador launched their first VACS report with support from CDC, USAID, and other partners.

Partners include:

• Government: Ministerio de Justicia y Seguridad Pública, Dirección General de Estadística y Censos (DIGESTYC), Ministerio de Salud, Ministerio de Educación, Consejo Nacional de la Niñez y la Adolescencia (CONNA), Instituto Salvadoreño para el Desarrollo Integral de la Niñez y la Adolescencia (ISNA), Instituto Nacional de la Juventud (INJUVE), and Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (PDDH).
• Bilateral and multilateral organizations: International Organization for Migration, CDC Division of Violence Prevention, and the United States Agency for International Development.