29 October 2019

Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences in Serbia (ACE)

 , For every 100 adults in Serbia, about 70 have experienced at least one form of ACE repeatedly during childhood, and about 20 have experienced four or more. The examples of ACE: physical abuse ✔ emotional abuse ✔ sexual abuse ✔ alcoholism in the family ✔ drug abuse in the family ✔ depression or any other mental illness in the family ✔ suicide in…, The prevalence of FREQUENT individual ACE types in percentages, Community violence  33.7% Psychological abuse 26.3% Involvement in a physical fight  19.7% Alcoholism in family 16.7% Parent separation 15.1% Physical abuse 13.6% Depression in family 13% Abuse of mother by partner 12.1%, Who are the persons with higher number of ACEs?,  •those from urban areas •those who are not in a partner relationship •males •younger participants (age 18 to 29 years) •those with lower education •those with less Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) •persons with certain personality traits — particularly higher Disintegration trait    ,  , What psychosocial and health related issues are found in those with higher number of ACEs?, •abortions •substance abuse •self-destructive behaviour •mental health symptoms •physical illnesses •stronger support for corporal punishment as a disciplinary method (among those who are parents) •more insecure attachment in romantic relationships, resulting in worse relationship quality., How to break the circle of violence?, UNIVERSAL (PRIMARY) PREVENTION OF ACE Advisory work regarding family planning, prenatal and postnatal health care for mother and child; parenting schools for future parents, parenting schools for parents, guardians and foster parents of preschool children, counselling and education of parents and children about abuse and neglect, about the…
07 May 2018

Violence Against Children

With our partners, UNICEF supports the implementation of the Violence against Children strategy and action plan. Regarding this:  We promote non-violent disciplining through capacity building of key professionals, campaigns for behaviour change and advocacy for legislative and regulatory framework improvement.  We support strengthening the efforts…, Programme Area Goals, To enable caregivers and children to have the knowledge and means to seek support relating to violence against children, and professionals to have the capacity to provide inclusive, cross-sectoral support and rehabilitation, our specific goals include:  That parents consistently and increasingly practice alternative, non-violent child disciplining…, CPD Target, Our goal is that by 2025:  80 per cent of all case-managers and supervisors within the social welfare system are certified for non-violent, positive parenting.  The proportion of victim-reported violence within the total number of reported cases of violence increases from 7.5 to 15 per cent.  A national, multisectoral coordination mechanism to…, Challenge, Intensified reporting of all forms of violence in recent years suggests an empowering awareness on the issue. However, prevention of and response to violence remain weak, with some of the most critical bottlenecks still to be addressed.  Negative social norms and beliefs, including on gender, shared by the general population, caregivers and…, Solution, Violence against children 3 UNICEF Srbija / 2021 / Pančić   Development of programmes that address negative gender norms and support parents to practise non-violent disciplining, and capacity building of professionals reaching out to parents from social welfare, education and health.  Scaling up local intersectoral cooperation to address…