Child abuse and neglect in Turkey: professional, governmental and non-governmental achievements in improving the national child protection system

Akço, Seda; Dağlı, Tolga E.; İnanıcı, Mehmet Akif; Kaynak, Hatice Kübra; Oral, Resmiye; Sahın, Figen; Sofuoğlu, Zeynep; Ulukol, Betül

doi:10.1179/2046905513y.0000000088

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“…It has several impacts on the mental health of children with many short‐term and long‐term negative consequences—anxiety, violent behaviour, trauma, substance abuse, suicide, depression, psychosexual problems, and somatization (Collin‐Vézina, Daigneault, & Hébert, ; Daigneault, Hébert, & Tourigny, ). Although the prevalence of CSA in Turkey is not accurately known, some field studies have reported that 11–37% of selected populations have been sexually abused before the age of 18 (Akco et al, ; Guner, Guner, & Sahan, ). According to the World Health Organization's records, 20% of women and 5–10% of men report that they were exposed to sexual abuse when they were children (World Health Organization, ).…”

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Case‐based surveillance study in judicial districts in Turkey: Child sexual abuse sample from four provinces

Sofuoğlu¹,

CANKARDAŞ

Oral

et al. 2017

Child & Family Social Work

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Child sexual abuse is a universal public health problem. Although studies have reported that 11% to 37% of children have been sexually abused in Turkey, no accurate information is available. Thus, this study aims to investigate child sexual abuse cases registered in legal databases in select provinces in Turkey to improve our epidemiological understanding of regionally reported cases. The sample of this study consists of child sexual abuse cases filed with courthouses in four provinces in Turkey under Articles 103 and 104 of the Turkish Criminal Law, between October 2010 and October 2011. Retrospective review of these case files revealed 1,005 cases, 86% female, and 45.7% both sexually abused and exposed to other forms of abuse. Sexual abuse was often accompanied by physical abuse. Regarding the relationship of the perpetrator to the victim, 14.3% of perpetrators were found to be family members. There was also a significant relationship between child's gender and perpetrator's relationship to the victim; boys were abused mostly by strangers (55.7%) and girls by their peers (54.9%).

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Case‐based surveillance study in judicial districts in Turkey: Child sexual abuse sample from four provinces

Sofuoğlu¹,

CANKARDAŞ

Oral

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“…After the development of this tool, researchers from a wide range of countries converted ICAST to their native languages to report on CAN prevalences, based on a common definition, that can be used in multinational comparisons (Akco et al, 2013;Al Eissa & Almunef, 2010;Annerback, Sahlqvist, Svedin, Wingren, & Gustafsson, 2012;Charak & Koot, 2014;Yanghee & Sangwon, 2011). These studies show that CAN is widespread and causes significant health care problems worldwide.…”

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Child Abuse and Neglect Among Children Who Drop Out of School: A Study in Izmir, Turkey

Sofuoğlu¹,

Sarıyer

Aydin³

et al. 2016

Social Work in Public Health

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Child abuse and neglect (CAN), and dropping out of school have long been recognized as pervasive social problems globally, and Turkey is no exception. This study aims to explore the prevalence and incidence of CAN in children who drop out of school of Turkey, using the ISPCAN Child abuse Screening Tool, Children's Version, which is an appropriate tool for multinational comparisons. Data from a convenience sample of children who drop out of school age 11, 13, and 16 from Izmir were collected either by interviews or by self-completion. The results show that, compared to children who do not drop out of school, children who drop out of school have higher rates of psychological and physical abuse and neglect within the family. This study not only highlights the need for preventive laws for CAN and dropping out of school, but also points to direction for future research.

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“…The UBCPCs are entities established under public universities in Turkey and they consist of an environment to provide education, implementation, and research on diagnosis, treatment, protection, and monitoring of children in need of protection. Similar to the CACs, the UBCPCs are also a non-centralized initiative and they are not refugee-specific ( Akco et al, 2013 ).…”

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Vulnerabilities of Syrian refugee children in Turkey and actions taken for prevention and management in terms of health and wellbeing

Sahin¹,

Dağlı

Acartürk

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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Background The Syrian crisis, which started in March 2011, has resulted in the displacement of 6.3 million refugees predominantly to neighboring countries in addition to the internal displacement of 6.2 million people. Turkey is the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world with 3.6 million Syrian refugees 46 % of which are under 18 years old. Objective The purpose of this article is to conduct a narrative review and analyze the vulnerabilities of refugee children in Turkey from the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), more specifically SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing, with a specific focus on Syrian refugee children. Moreover, this article explores the actions taken to prevent and mitigate issues that arise from these vulnerabilities. Method This narrative review article collected data from various primary and secondary sources on the Turkish refugee framework including national and international legislation, governmental and non-governmental data and reports, and scientific papers. Results Syrian refugee children in Turkey are facing a variety of risks in terms of their health and wellbeing including communicable and non-communicable diseases, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, family violence, child labor, and child marriage. The measures taken for prevention and response by governmental and non-governmental entities are multilateral and aim to address issues from multiple perspectives including medical, psychosocial, child protection, and legal. Conclusions The interventions and restructuring of the health system in Turkey contribute to the SDG number 3 for refugee children. The existence of a legal system which enables refugee access to health, protection, and other social services is key to achieve this goal. However, the existing system could be improved especially through solidifying the legal basis and centralizing the implementation for child and refugee protection. The engagement of all stakeholders to improve the health and wellbeing of refugee children remains vital.

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Child abuse and neglect in Turkey: professional, governmental and non-governmental achievements in improving the national child protection system

Cited by 15 publications

References 17 publications

Case‐based surveillance study in judicial districts in Turkey: Child sexual abuse sample from four provinces

Case‐based surveillance study in judicial districts in Turkey: Child sexual abuse sample from four provinces

Child Abuse and Neglect Among Children Who Drop Out of School: A Study in Izmir, Turkey

Vulnerabilities of Syrian refugee children in Turkey and actions taken for prevention and management in terms of health and wellbeing

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