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Child Abuse

Child Abuse. Gwenny Axelle. Headlines. 3 parents are pressing charges to a kindergarten teacher from the school ‘De Blokkendoos’, Kiel in Antwerp. Headlines.

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Child Abuse

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  1. Child Abuse Gwenny Axelle

  2. Headlines 3 parents are pressing charges to a kindergarten teacher from the school ‘De Blokkendoos’, Kiel in Antwerp

  3. Headlines Man sentenced for abuse little brothers. A judge from Antwerp sentenced the 25-year old man from Zwijndrecht to 2 years prison with delay for beating and raping his minor brothers. He needs to get psychological counselling.

  4. Child Abuse: in public? “I was disciplining him and I kicked him the wrong way; it was an accident.” • Those were the words of Synthia Varela-Casaus, who was indicted last week on a charge of child abuse resulting in death for killing her 9-year-old son, Omaree. Her actions and her son’s death have pushed child abuse back into the public conversation where, if we know what’s good for us, it will stay for a while.

  5. What? “Child abuse consists of any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Child abuse includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably explained and which is often represented by an injury or series of injuries appearing to be non-accidental in nature.”

  6. Forms of childabuse • Physicalabuse • Sexualabuse • Neglect • Emotionalabuse

  7. Physicalabuse • “Any non-accidental injury to a child. This includes hitting, kicking, slapping, shaking, burning, pinching, hair pulling, biting, choking, throwing, shoving, whipping, and paddling.” • Physicalaggressiondirected at a childbyanadult • Seriousinjuries, or actions thatplace the child at obvious risk of seriousinjury or death, bruises, scratches, burns, brokenbones, …

  8. Sexualabuse • “Any sexual act between an adult and child. This includes fondling, penetration, intercourse, exploitation, pornography, exhibitionism, child prostitution, group sex, oral sex, or forced observation of sexual acts.” • Effects: guiltandself-blame, flashbacks, nightmares, insomnia, fear of thingsassociatedwith the abuse (includingobjects, smells, places, doctor'svisits, etc.), self-esteem issues, sexualdysfunction, chronicpain, addiction, self-injury, suicidalideation, somaticcomplaints, depression,….

  9. Neglect • “Failure to provide for a child’s physical needs. This includes lack of supervision, inappropriate housing or shelter, inadequate provision of food and water, inappropriate clothing for season or weather, abandonment, denial of medical care and inadequate hygiene.” • a pattern of failing to provide for a child's basic needs, whether it be adequate food, clothing, hygiene, or supervision. • not always easy to spot

  10. Emotionalabuse • “Any attitude or behavior which interferes with a child’s mental health or social development. This includes yelling, screaming, name-calling, shaming, negative comparisons to others, telling them they are “bad, no good, worthless” or “a mistake.”” • also includes the failure to provide the affection and support necessary for the development of a child’s emotional, social, physical and intellectual well-being • ignoring, lack of appropriate physical affection (hugs), not saying “I love you,” withdrawal of attention, lack of praise and lack of positive reinforcement.

  11. Prevention: howcan we tryto stop it?

  12. Prevention on 1st level • Kinderrechten • Verdrag inzake de rechten van het kind • Based on the “universele verklaring van de rechten van de mens.” • Takes care of the protectionforevery ‘small human’ below the age of 18 • 2 protocols: • Protocol againstarmedconflicts • Protocol childabuse

  13. Prevention on 1st level • Unicef • Organisation VN • They help kidsallaround the worldwho are in situations of violence, sickness, discrimination or poverty

  14. Prevention on 2nd level • Plan België • Their goal: Circumstances of living trytoimprovefor the kids in the South • They support the projectsfor the rights of a • the 3 themes are: • Qualityeducationforall the kids • Improve the sexual-reproductiverightsand health of kidsandteenagers • Protectchildren in difficultcircomstances

  15. Prevention on 2nd level • Free A Girl • An organisation of Netherland

  16. Prevention on 2nd level • Stichting Stop Kindermisbruik • Priority: fightsagainstchildprostitutionandhelps girls to escape fromprostitution • Supports different localepartnerorganisations in: • Azia • Brazile • Molavië • Kameroen • Netherland

  17. Prevention on 3thd level • War Child  NETHERLAND!! • An organisationthattriesto help children in the proces todigesttheir war-experience • War Child International is a network of independent organisationswith the goal to help war-children

  18. Are we blind for seeing abuse? SONGhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNYA4pAGjI

  19. Reasons why we don’t report child abuse • “Mind your own buisness” • You doubt yourself and think you are the one who is overreacting. • You think "It's not my child so it's none of my business, I shouldn't judge others.“ • You think "If I make a report I won't be able to remain anonymous.“ • You think, "Only professionals can handle this."

  20. What YOU can do • Observe • Do something with your suspection • Talk to the kids of teenagers • Respect the tempo of the kids • Don’t make any promises you can’t keep • DON’T promise you’ll going to keep it secret

  21. What YOU can do! (Dr. Phil) • What to Do If You Witness Child Abuse Avoid physical confrontationAs upset as you might be from witnessing child abuse, do not confront the abuser. Alert others in the area whose job it is to handle the situation — such as management or security. Call 911If the abuse is taking place at a location where there is no management or security, contact your local authorities. Ask the adult if he/she needs helpOffer to help if the adult can't control the situation at the moment. For example, if the parent is lashing out because his/her child has thrown store merchandise onto the floor, ask if you can help to pick it up.Get a description of the parent and child

  22. What if...? • What happens when I tell? • When you tell a child protection worker of suspected child abuse, and when you call the Helpline, you are making a report. • If you call the Helpline to report child abuse, you will immediately talk to a child protection worker. • The worker will ask a lot of questions to make sure that he understands what is going on. • The worker will decide if an investigation is required. • If the worker does thinks that it is not abuse or neglect, but there are problems that need to be fixed, he may telephone your parents or go out to meet the family and offer services in the community or through the Ministry to try to fix the problems. • If the worker thinks that there may be abuse or neglect, he or another worker will investigate.

  23. What if...? • Do I have to tell?  • If you have a reason to believe that you or friend is being hurt, you have a responsibility to report it to the Helpline or a child protection worker.It doesn't matter if you believe someone else is reporting the situation, you still have to report.  • It doesn't matter if you know that child protection worker is already involved. All new incidents must be reported as well.  • The legal duty to report overrides any duty of confidentiality.  • Time is very important in ensuring the safety and well-being of children. Report immediately.  • If you suspect that a child has been or is likely to be abused or neglected, you are responsible for making a report.  • Do not contact the alleged perpetrator. This is the responsibility of the police, or the child protection worker. 

  24. What if...? • You’re scared? Scared they’re going to find out who went to the police??  You do not have to give your name if you don't want to !!

  25. Even when you suspect child abuse, don’t hesitate to call for help! Like we saw in the music-video, every second, day, week, month...every moment counts! Don’t be scared (its’s better to call too much then too late)

  26. Why don’t children, who are abused, ask for help?

  27. Secretpublicity • http://www.humo.be/filmpjes/239973/affiche-rond-kindermishandeling-heeft-verborgen-boodschap • It’s a poster of a kid, itseemsnormalforadults… But whenlittle kid, age 10, looks at it, he seessomething COMPLETLY different. See foryourself!

  28. Shocking publicity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZgVq5PDtM

  29. Thank you for the attention Gwenny Axelle

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