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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) World Report on Violence and Health violence is
the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person or against a group or community that either results in or has a likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, deprivation
RA 7610 defines child abuse as maltreatment, whether habitual or not of the child which includes any of the following:
abuse and emotional maltreatment Any act by deeds or words which debases, degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of the child as a human being Unreasonable deprivation of his basic needs for survival Failure to give immediate medical treatment resulting in serious impairment of childs growth & devt
Institutions
Schools
Cyberspace
Workplace
the state shall ensure that the institutions, services and facilities responsible for the care or protection shall conform with the standards established by competent authorities in the areas of safety, health, in the suitability of their staff as well as competent supervision
residential centers experience various forms of violence in the hands of staff and their peers Children becomes vulnerable to sexual assault, physical and emotional violence in the form of corporal punishment, maltreatment and neglect, as well as violence from peers, such as bullying, fighting and sexual abuse
Art. 3 of UN CRC In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public and private social welfare institutions, administrative authorities, the best interest of the child shall be the primary consideration State parties undertake to ensure the child such protection and care as is necessary for his/her well being..
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More Statistics
Increasing number of children placed in
institutional care The Philippine state report to the UN CRC in 2007 reveals that as of 2006, 11,130 children reside in 787 licensed social welfare agencies. It is also noted that harsh treatment and punishment are evident in these institutions
Residential Care Facilities Registered, Registered and Licensed, Accredited Programs and Services, Philippines, 2011 DSWD Registered Registered and Licensed 310 LGU NGO 27
Accredited
Programs and Services
Source: DSWD
46
27
232
Residential Care Facilities, Philippines, 2011 Sector Children and Youth Women Senior Citizen PWDs Total DSWD 46 13 3 0 64 LGU 59 32 4 7 102 NGO 337 19 37 9 399 TOTAL 439 64 45 18 566
Source: DSWD
NATURE OF COMPLAINTS
Physical Abuse Tampering of Certificate of Registration Physical Abuse
VI
2 8 2 22
Alleged sexual abuse Physical and sexual abuse Operating without license Operating without license Physical and Sexual Abuse
based orientation or information about issues of violence among center staff and harsh systems for discipline and behaviour management Ineffective monitoring of center programmes Lack of venues for children to given feedback and express their views Lack of financial resources to improve quality of facilities Increased number of children institutions
conducted in 2005 involving children and stakeholders, participants traced violence against children in institutional care to the absence of a child protection policy that would have served as a guide in the behaviour and professional conduct of the staff and would have prevented the abuse and maltreatment
crowded housing and with limited health and welfare facilities There is an estimated no. of 246,000 st.children in major cities. About 50,000 are considered highly visible and vulnerable to various risks i.e. drugs, sexual abuse and exploitation, child trafficking
States parties shall protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse neglect, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), Article 19
Behavioural Protocols
Behavioural Protocols are designed to protect children but also are intended to protect staff and associates from false accusations of inappropriate behaviour or abuse.
Reasons why child protection policies and procedures are important? Moral and legal responsibility to protect children It helps to create child-safe organizations A strong policy will guide us in dealing with difficult situations Organizations without policies are vulnerable to false or malicious accusations of abuse
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DSWD Child Protection Policy The Akoy Kasali- Upholding Child Participation in DSWD Residential Care Facilities* is currently being pilot tested. It seeks to operationalize the existing frameworks in upholding the childrens participation in DSWD Centers and Institutions. Among the activities identified is the development of the Child Protection Policies and Standards to be lead by the STB. * MC no. 2 s. 2010 or the Guidelines on the Pilot Implementation of Akoy Kasali- Upholding
Child Participation in DSWD Residential Care Facilities.
Excerpts from the Presentation of Ms. Selena B. Fortich Country Program Advisor for Child Protection Plan International Inc.-Philippines