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Child abuse is one of the public health problems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), three out of four children between the ages of 2 and 4 regularly experience corporal punishment or psychological violence from parents or guardians. One in five women and one man in thirteen say they were sexually abused in infancy and childhood. Children who have experienced violence and neglect in the family are also more prone to violence on their own.
The aim of the project is to improve prevention and reduce health inequalities in Klaipėda district municipality.
he project aims to provide support and improve information for expectant mothers during pregnancy, after childbirth and until the age of 2, by providing high quality services to help mothers make informed decisions about their childcare to ensure vulnerable mothers, infants and children under 2 years of age. welfare.
The project plans to provide support and improve information for expectant mothers during pregnancy, after childbirth and before the age of 2, by providing high quality services to help mothers make informed decisions about their childcare to ensure vulnerable mothers, infants and children under 2 years of age. welfare. A job for a Family Visiting Specialist will be created for this purpose. Using the “Nurse and Family Partnership” program, a model for visiting families, providing early intervention services, was developed and will be implemented in Klaipėda District Municipality during the project implementation. Training for family professionals will be provided to selected professionals to help them acquire ''soft'' competencies to provide primary preventive intervention to families at risk. The tools and equipment needed to provide the services will also be purchased.
Summary of project results
Child abuse is one of the public health problems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), three out of four children between the ages of 2 and 4 are regularly subjected to physical punishment or psychological violence by their parents or guardians. One in five women and one in thirteen men say they were sexually abused in infancy and childhood. Children who experience domestic violence and neglect are also more likely to be violent themselves.
The goal of the project is to improve prevention and reduce health inequalities in the Klaipėda district municipality.
The project aimed to provide support and improve information for expectant mothers during pregnancy, after birth and up to the age of 2, providing high-quality services to help mothers make informed decisions about childcare, in order to ensure that vulnerable mothers, babies and children up to the age of 2 years.
The project provided support and improved information to expectant mothers during pregnancy, after childbirth and up to the age of 2 years. High-quality early intervention services were provided to help mothers make informed decisions about childcare to ensure the well-being of vulnerable mothers, infants and children up to 2 years of age.
For this purpose, the job position of Family Visitation Specialist was created in Gargždai Primary Health Care Center. Using the "Nurse and Family Partnership" program, a model of providing family visits and early intervention services was developed and implemented in the Klaipėda district municipality during the project.
Specialists of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences helped the Family Visitation specialist to acquire "soft" competences, allowing to provide primary preventive intervention to at-risk families throughout the project implementation period, and also advised him periodically during supervisions.
Project target groups: first-time pregnant young (under 21) and older (over 40) women living in a social risk environment and their children under 2 years old, other family members, community, society.
During the implementation of the project, more than 25 women who were pregnant and gave birth in the Klaipėda district municipality were regularly visited, giving priority to those living in rural areas. The Family Visiting Specialist provided each family with 70-100 percent of the scheduled 64 visits.
A car was purchased with the funds of the project, as well as tools and equipment needed to provide services.
Those families were provided with preventive assistance, they were constantly monitored and counselled. Women were taught how to take care of their health and hygiene, childcare, and how to live healthier. The state of health of the mother and baby or child, as well as the development of the child, were periodically assessed.