21.01.2008 - New system to reveal children's maltreatment - Czech minister
Unless the mother or father register their child with a paediatrician, the state will deny them birth allowance and other social benefits, Stehlikova said.
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"There are unfortunately children who are not registered in the health care system, and this does not apply only to socially excluded groups," Stehlikova said.
Children who are not registered with a paediatrician and do not undergo regular checkups may be maltreated and abused by their parents without anybody learning about it.
"Parents who maltreat their children avoid [health and social] care, move from place to place, as a result of which the relevant bodies - doctors and social workers - have no opportunity to check on them," Stehlikova said.
A solution rests with a better coordination of the system of care for children in need that is currently split among several ministries, she added.
The committee for children's rights has therefore proposed that an interministerial body be set up to coordinate the policy of care for children in need.
Another system of checks was proposed by Marie Vodickova, head of the Fund for Children in Need, several years ago, but her proposal did not succeed then.
According to data from the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry, 252 people faced criminal proceedings for physical and mental maltreatment of children in 2006.
In 143 cases the proceedings were halted, while 37 people were convicted.
Experts estimate that up to 40,000 children may be maltreated in the Czech Republic, mostly in their own families.
(Ceske Noviny)
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