site.btaDeputy Health Minister Kareva: 2023 Strategy Backs Ongoing Training to Protect Children
Deputy Health Minister Dobromira Kareva said on Thursday that the 2023 strategy for child and adolescent health and paediatric care is designed to support ongoing training and professional growth for medical staff, aiming to boost children’s well-being.
Kareva spoke at the launch of the Be Brave, Be Good! national campaign against violence among children, which also introduced a new mobile app for reporting abuse.
Planned efforts will focus on improving the skills of medical professionals to identify and respond to violence and unhealthy child-rearing practices, including parental shortcomings, Kareva explained. She noted that preventive measures are a priority in the healthcare system and highlighted the importance of supporting the mental health of both children and parents.
Kareva believes the campaign by the State Agency for Child Protection serves as a reminder of the need to show kindness, reject aggression, and have the courage to report and stand up to violence.
Speaking earlier at the same event, Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva said that working with families is particularly important in order to reduce violence against children and overcome the still existing perceptions of corporal punishment as a good model of upbringing.
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