Strengthening child protection systems in their response to violence against children Turkey UNICEF Turkey Briefing Note Sept. 2012

 Ministry of Family and Social Policies  Ministry of National Education  International Children Centre/Ankara Child Rights Platform  Turkish Psychological Association/Fostering and Adoption Association/ Infant Mental Health Association  Unicef Members of Turkish Delegation

 VAC has roots in parent-child relationships as well as specific social political and economic contexts  There has been a growing awareness among professionals regarding physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect of children  It is acknowledged that identification, assessment and case-management requires sensitive and careful handling.  Overcome the taboo against speaking about the violence. Turkey’s overview

 Promote Prenatal and Postnatal period  Recognizing that Violence during pregnancy have negative effects on pregnant women and the fetus  Mental health problems and pregnancy stressors needed to be identified during and after pregnancy  Post partum depression- psychosis is very critical for the safety of the mother and the infant. Father’s mental health should also be considered. Put Family Care First Life Cycle Approach

 Increasing access to prenatal and postnatal services.  Providing home visiting programs  Strengthen families Are needed

 Infanthood (0-3years )  Infants are more at risk of fatal injury, physical abuse and neglect than older children, indicating that it is essential to intervene early with health and social services to prevent child maltreatment, death and disability. Infant mental Inİhealth

 Estimates show higher infant homicide rates in the world. We need to know the number of infant deaths, that results from maltreatment (0-3 years of age).  Poverty, economic and social crisis, immigration, family disruption, mental illness have all contributed infants being placed in institutional care due to abandonment, child abuse and neglect.

 Our epidemiological researches showed that the impact of institutionalization on children is severe.  Tendency «end placing children under three years in institutions. Violence=Neglect.  Moving children from institutions to family based care, prevent unnecessary family separation, and support alternative care systems (kinship care, foster care or adoption)

 Family focused, relationship based interactions early in life  Positive parenting, good enough parenting  Sensitive parenting  Policies that are child and family- friendly act to universality prevent violence.

 Child Rights Monitoring and Evaluation Board initiated in April, 2012  Government Action plans (2006/7-2010/11), on-going for new action plan process  Hospital based Child Monitoring Center System developed  Different family counseling project (ASDEP)  Social economic support is increased for foster families and biological families at risk DG on Child Services of MoFSP appointed as coordinating agency in the area of VAC

 Providing education and care in childhood and adolescence stages  The ghosts in the nursery. The intergenerational tranmission of psychopathology. Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood

MoNE Strategy & Action Plan ( ) Strategy & Action Plan for Preventing & Reducing Violence in Educational Settings) Major Strategies: 1.Data-based management 2.Trans & multi-disciplinary 3.Syncronised & inclusive 4.Developmentally appropriate 5.Prevention, protection and intervention 6.Capacity building 7.Sustainability 8.Monitoring & Evaluation School-based Awareness & Action

MoNE Strategy & Action Plan ( ) Strategy & Action Plan for Preventing & Reducing Violence in Educational Settings) School-based Awareness & Action School Act. Plan School Team PLANNING, COORDINATION, MONITORING & EVALUATION Action Plan 2 Central Act. Plan FEEDBACK AdministratorsGuidance Counselor TeachersStudentsFamilies RAM SCHOOL DISTRICT EDU. DIRECTORATE COORDINATOR: PROVINCIAL EDU. DIRECT. PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OTHER INST. & ORG. COORDINATOR MoNE’s GEN.DIR. SPE.ED & COUN. SERV. TOP ASSEMBLY ADVISORY BOARD TECHNICAL TEAM PLANNING, COORDINATION, MONITORING & EVALUATION EDUCATIONAL SETTING & ENVIRONMENT

Fight Against Violence Towards Children  IPA Project (€3.OOO.OOO)  Supportive - Strategy & Action Plan  Overall Objective: To contribute to the protection of children against all forms of violence (physical, emotional, verbal and psychological) to attain high level of health protection, well being and social cohesion School-based Awareness & Action

Fight Against Violence Towards Children Project Purposes:  Increasing follow-up capacity and prevention services  Raising awareness  Developing a Safe School Model  Life skills for self confident children  Violence-free schools 1.Physical, 2.Emotional, 3.Verbal, 4.Psychological School-based Awareness & Action Photo credit:

Early Data for MoNE Project Design Types of Violence in Schools (3 month period)  Verbal :53% Source: Report of the research commission for secondary schools (2007)  Emotional :36%  Bullying :28%  Physical :22% % physical violence (lifetime) N.E. :53.2% Source: T.S.I (2008) W: 42,2% C. :49,5% S.E. :47,7% School-based Awareness & Action

Early Data for MoNE Project Design Number of Juveniles charged with assault and battery Source: T.S.I (2008) Pilot Cities İstanbul Çorum: 248 Erzurum: 494 İzmir Konya: 976 Malatya: 377 Elazığ: 293 Kayseri:425 Adana:754 Diyarbakır : 653 Mersin:613 Gaziantep: 393 School-based Awareness & Action

Using mapping technologies for accountability in violence against children

 It started in 2008 on the backdrop of CR reporting project  Tested one year in 2009  Made public 2010  Used for many different purposes around the world

Aims and objectives  leading by example  monitoring by using a new technology  information collection visualization and interactive mapping  increasing transparency