IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS BY PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS BY PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Summary/Abstract: Studies conducted in Macedonia suggest that many children unnecessarily suffer from child maltreatment. As in other countries, most maltreatment occurs in home and community and may not come to the attention of child protection agencies. It is nevertheless a grave public health and societal problem with far-reaching consequences for the mental, physical and reproductive health of children, as well for the societal development. Health systems have a key role to play, not only in providing high-quality services for children who experience violence, but also in detecting and supporting families at risk. The country should implement prevention programmes such as home visitation and parenting support, and hospital-based interventions to support parents, along with programmes against abusive head trauma. Collaborative actions are required between all partners in order to tackle this public health and societal problem and implement sustainable development goals specifically targeting child maltreatment.

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