family specifically because of who they are. This form of discrimination needs to have a spotlight shone on it in the near future and will be considered to the fullest extent possible throughout this Report. INQUIRY FINDING 4: Violence against specific groups such as persons with disabilities, the elderly, fa’afafine and SOGISC persons are poorly understood. Anecdotal evidence suggests that rates may be high and specific responses are required for these groups. 9. The Impact of Family Violence 9.1 Children Understanding the impact of violence is as important as understanding the nature and prevalence. The Inquiry has established that physical and harsh verbal discipline/violence against children is widespread and evidence suggests the impact that this is having on the children of Samoa is similarly dramatic. At the extreme end of the scale it leads directly to murder and suicide, as seen in the heart breaking cases of Tavita,49 and Teuila.50 In addition to this flagrant disregard of the right to life, family violence leads to a range of other outcomes, none of which are positive. One of most recent and comprehensive multi-agency studies into violence against children, identified 24 consequences violence towards children can have: 49 50 Case study 1. Case study 3.