Volume 29, Issue 5, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.1067
A NEW MODEL IN THE EVALUATION OF ABUSED CHILDREN: THE CHILD MONITORING CENTER
Abstract
Any act that harms the emotional, physical, social, and psychological development of a child under the age of 18 is considered child abuse. Child sexual abuse, which is one of the sub-types of child abuse, is force a child into sexual activity that the child cannot fully comprehend, is not yet developmentally ready, and does not have the capacity to consent and approve. It is one of the most severe forms of abuse due to the traumatic effects it leaves. In this study, Child Monitoring Centers established to eliminate the secondary trauma of sexually abused children and provide forensic, medical and psychological support to the child and his family will be introduced. There are 45 centers in 42 cities in our country, where forensic interviews, family interviews, forensic and psychiatric evaluations and physical examinations are carried out in cooperation with different public institutions under the coordination of the Ministry of Health
Keywords
child, child abuse, child monitoring center, sexual abuse