
@article{ref1,
title="2 years' activity of the Crisis Center for Children in the care of battered, abused and neglected children",
journal="Casopis Lekaru Ceskych",
year="1995",
author="Dunovský, J. and Karabelová, H.",
volume="134",
number="11",
pages="347-348",
abstract="The crisis centre for children in Prague 4-Michle was established as the first workplace to resolve problems of battered, abused and neglected children. Its main task is clinical work with thus suffering children, based above all on a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach in diagnosis, therapy and rehabilitation and also prevention of this adverse phenomenon in the population. In the course of two years 502 cases were dealt with (on average with 3-4 clients) during 2814 consultations. Most frequently physical and mental abuse was encountered (40%), gross neglect in 17.5% and sexual abuse (in 10%-with a marked relative increase between the first and second year of the activities of the centre). Other problems of child suffering for various reasons (psychiatric or other diseases of the parents, handicapped child, child running away from family etc.) in 32.5%. In addition to clinical work the centre tries to generalize its findings, train workers interested in the above problems, participate in the concept of care of battered children and its implementation in this country.<p /><p>Language: cs</p>",
language="cs",
issn="0008-7335",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}