Nobody’s Children Foundation

Established in 1991. www.fdn.pl

Mission: •working out the system to help abused children and protect children from abuse and neglect •providing direct services (for children, families, professionals)

Nobody`s Children Foundation

Children’s Safety on the Internet

Good Parent – Good Start – Early prevention of child abuse and neglect of young children

Centrum Mazowiecka - Helping abused children and their families

Child Witness Support Project

Childhood without Violence: Towards Better Child Protection System in Eastern Europe

Interdisciplinary Programme for Praga District

116 111 Telephone Helpline for Youth and Children

Nobody`s Children Foundation

Nobody’s Children Foundation

Program for Unaccompanied and Trafficked Children

Education

Research

Social campaigns

Publications for Professionals, Parents and Children

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Nobody’s Children Foundation

Good Parent – Good Start

Goal: Early prevention of young child abuse and neglect Target groups: Parents with young children (under 3 years old) and parents expecting a child Professionals working with parents with young children or parents expecting a child

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Good Parent – Good Start

LOCAL SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING YOUNG CHILDREN ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Goal: To build a system of cooperation between local health care

and social care services in the area of identifying and supporting high-risk families

with children under 3.

Partners: City Hall Local Health Centres, Local Welfare Centres, Day nurseries Police Probation officers NGOs Psychological Consultancy Points

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Standardy profilaktyki

Standards for prevention of young child abuse and neglect:

Standard 1 Support offer for parents of young children

Standard 2 System cooperation between professionals

Standard 3 Various levels of prevention measures

Standard 4 Organization of work of professionals supporting families

Standard 5 Professional-family relationship based on respect

Standard 6 Skills and competences of professionals

Standard 7 Information and promotion

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Good Parent – Good Start

LOCAL SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING YOUNG CHILDREN ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Information on the project: Parents receive information from nurses, midwifes, doctors, social workers Parents receive „Good Parent Packet” Posters and leaflets are available in partner institutions. Identification of parents at risk: Identification of risk factors in every family with young children in partner

institutions; Cooperation between partner institutions in order to motivate the family to

seek support and assistance.

Support to family: Educational support: educational meetings, workshops, publications Support for parents: consultations and therapy

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Działania w ramach projektu:

Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje

What kind of parents do we work with ?

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Działania w ramach projektu:

Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje

RISK FACTORS

Economic situation

unemployment

financial hardship

difficult housing situation

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Działania w ramach projektu:

Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje

RISK FACTORS

Family situation

Numerous family Single parenthood Foster family Partner not being a biological parent, Adoptive family Violence between adults Violence towards other children Addiction Teen parents Chronic disease of a family member

Lack of medical care,

Other children in institution care

Probation officer in the family

Criminal record of either of the parents

Police interventions

Good Parent – Good Start

Działania w ramach projektu:

Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje

RISK FACTORS

Parents Isolation, avoiding contact Aggression towards adults Aggression towards a child Mental disorders Not following medical instructions Past experience of violence/abuse

Intellectual disability Lack of hygiene Inadequate expectations towards the

child Lack of knowledge about child

development

Worrying child-parent bond

Good Parent – Good Start

Działania w ramach projektu:

Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje

RISK FACTORS

Child Overactive child Disabled child Sickly child Disturbed psychomotor development Unwanted child, not living up to

expectations

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SUPPORT FOR PARENTS

Goal:

To improve childcare and parenting skills, to enhance positive bond between parents and young children, especially for vulnerable and disadvantaged children and their parents, in order to ensure the best possible start for the child

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Individual contact:

Psychological consultations

Legal consultations

Psychiatric consultations

Therapy

Internet consultancy point

Video training

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Educational support:

– parental skills workshops

– holiday therapeutic and educational camp for parents and children

– video training

– educational meetings

– play groups for parents and children

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Publications:

– educational materials

– website www.dobryrodzic.pl

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Campaign Good Parent – Good Start

Good Parent – Good Start

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New in our offer:

Volunteer in the family

In cooperation with:

Home-Start International

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SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONALS:

training, conferences, seminars

consultations

supervisions

publications

website

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Good Parent – Good Start

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Monitoring and evaluation:

statistical data

monthly monitoring meetings with all partners from the LS

evaluation of single activities

parental attitudes questionaire

psychological supervision

Council of Experts for Prevention of Young Child Abuse and

Neglect

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The programme in numbers in 2009:

No. of families screened against risk factors: 1912

No. of families with 3 or more factors: 206

No. of staff (in Nobody’s Children Foundation): 9

No. of individual parent consultations (in NCF): 570

No. of parents participating in parental skills workshops (in NCF): 103

No. of parents participating in educational meetings (in NCF): 223

No. of parents participating in play groups: 74

No. of copies of eductional materials distributed: nearly 500 000

No. of visits at the website: 550 000

No. of professionals trained (by NCF): 515

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Effects already seen: Higher awareness about the importance of early prevention – more

initiatives (in Warsaw and other cities)

Strategy for Families adopted by the City Hall

Better cooperation between different services

Wider free of charge offer of support

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Challenges:

Reaching and motivating parents at risk

Personal data processing

Involvement of different institutions

Interdisciplinary work

Prevention vs. intervention

Financing

Space and time

Safety and security

Evaluation and statistical data

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Contact person

Renata Szredzińska

renata.szredzinska@fdn.pl,

tel. +48 22 616 16 69

Nobody’s Children Foundation

ul. Walecznych 59

03-926 Warsaw

POLAND

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