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The Netherlands implementation paradox: Reflections on policies in Tackling CAN
1. Reflections on policies in Tackling CAN
Peter van der Linden
Chairman of the Board of NeSPCAN
Netherlands Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Chair@nespcan.nl
Counsillor at ISPCAN
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
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BASPCAN Congress 2015:
New Directions in Child Protection and Well-being
2. 1. Netherlands recent history in Tackling CAN
2. NeSPCAN
3. Monitoring
4. CFC movement
5. Europe
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6. 1982-1995 sexual violence era
1982: Kijkduin conferentie
1983: VSK boek: de Straf op zwijgen is levenslang
1984: Draijer literatuur studie
1986: Vier trauma dynamieken (boek Finkelhor and Brown)
1988: Draijers studie s. misbruik van meisjes door verwanten
1989: Bolderkar schandaal
Vgl ENGLAND CLEVELAND
1990: dissertatie Draijer
1989-94: publicaties voer omgaan met vermoedens van seksueel misbruik (start in 1989)
1996: Nato FALSE MEMORIES DISCUSSIE in Frankrijk
2000: DV policy rises (2002 ‘Private violence, public matter’)
SG verdwijnt van de agenda
Schandalen in kerk en jeugdinstellingen
2009 Commissiee Deetman begint onderzoek naar seksueel misbruik in katholieke
instellingen
2010: Commissie Samson geïnstalleerd over seksueel misbruik in residentiële en pleegzorg
8.
Child protection is separated from youth care
No mandatory reporting, but reporting code
Decentralisation:
End of distinction
local general & preventive youth policy –
regional child and youth social care system
Integration of several universal services in
Centre for youth and families
9.
Some CFC’s, no government funding
Initiatives: e.g. care and advice teams, safety
houses
Recently: integration of referrals of CAN and
Domestic Violence (AMHK)
Lack of structural initial education on child abuse
and neglect
but also: initiatives, e-learning, lobby and
evaluation for long term planning
10. • Public opinion and attitudes
• Accountability
• Adaptability (tailored needs)
• Participation of parents and children
• Fear and shame factor
• Empowerment
• Respect
• Access and availability of services
11. • Training and education
• Integrated services along the line of the whole care
continuum
• Family and Centre/ system focus rather than on the
individual child victim
• Transparency
• Balance between control and support
• Importance of evaluation
• PDCA-approach
12. • Decentralisation / Vision and budgets of
Local government
• PDCA-cycles
• Chain approach; Integrated approach?
• Wrap around care, Matched Care
• Resourses, e.g. Financial support of
cooperation
• Case load
• Wide range of support services
13. • (Uniform) use of risc taxation & knowledge on
riscfactors
• Double tasks local social authorities
• Specific Treatment
• Reputation of CP-offices (“they take away
your children”)
• Minimal standards on CAN for universal
service
• Learning possibilities of organizations
• Serious case reviews
• Research on quality, effect, evaluation
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What works?
Both policy as operational level:
• Integrated approach
• PDCA-cycle
• Problem oriented & solving / solutions
Policy:
• Combine legislation & campaigns
(awareness raising)
Support of families needs:
• Combined care and practical help
• Relational competences of the professional
• Adequate support of the professional
• Training of professionals & volonteers
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Stuur Groep:
Ondewijs, zorg, borging
Onderzoeksraad
voor de Veiligheid
Kinder Rechten
Collectief
Knelpunten &
aanbevelingen
Advies
Kennisinstituten:
Activeer de
samenleving
Gerichte & getrapte
preventie
Integraal multi-
disciplinair
Hulp aanbod
Epidemie
Gezondheidsraad
:
Hulpaanbod ontoereikend
en versnipperd
NPM 2010
In 2010
119.000 kinderen
Toename
meldingen,
Incidentie blijft
gelijk
Justitie
Taskforce Kindermishandeling
en Seksueel Misbruik
Samson Comissie
Nationaal Rapporteur
Mensenhandel en seksueel geweld
tegen kinderen
Rouvoet
commissie
19. Research Verwey-Jonker institute:
In G4; Main Municipalities:
Violence when reported: 122 incidents,
after 1,5 year: 72 incidents
No severe physical harm when reported: 18%,
after 1,5 year: 50%
Research Trimbos Institute
“Kindspoor”-report South-Holland: 60 to 70% re-
reporting
20. Create 1 budget, 1 governing layer
Invent-groep Hermans Operatie Jong
van Eijck
Jeugd en Gezin Opvoeden versterken
Stam en van Yperen
TK-cie
from problem- towards result oriented work
more accessability and effect
1 Child, 1 Family, 1 Plan
VWS
22. Cumulating effects; cuts on various groups and
‘multi problem families’ target the same individuals
Decentralisation of Youth Care Budgets :
(jeugd-GGZ, jeugd-LVB en de jeugdzorg), Werken naar Vermogen (Wwb,
Wajong, Wsw, WIJ) en de activerende begeleiding van de AWBZ
Family Group Conferencing as solution for everything
Prevention gets lost (long term vision vs. ad hoc)
Costs for smaller Municipalities (funding of care)
Influence of Municipalities over Justice
Accountability Cycle Municipalities and youth policy
Diagnostics & Care (Specialist)
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23.
24. H O L I S T I C I N T E G R A T E D
Social
Department
Etc, etc
Justice
Department
Labour
Department
Department
of Education
structure
targetgroup
culture
Stan van Haaren, Cu Futuro 2010
25. Founded november 2013, based on UNCRC article
19, which states that State Parties must take
measures to
“…to identify, protect and assist victims, to
report, refer and investigate violence and to
ensure access to redress violations…”
Child victims of violence also have a right to be
heard and to receive information. EU Directives,
Council of Europe Conventions and Guidelines
affirm these rights.
26. Prevention
analysis-programming
Private and public domain
Childrens voice,
Parent support,
Discrepancies between legal and care system
Science & practice – program
Supporting and promoting Child Friendly Centers / CAC’s in
the Netherlands and throughout Europe
Continuum of care, Safety management and risk assesment,
Domestic violence and therapy effectiveness, Fatalities
27. Monitoring
including PDCA by the Municipalities
Initial education
and training of all (future) professionals
including involvement of survivors
and expliciting tacid knowledge
International cooperation and exchange
Country Partners of Europe
EUCCAN (Amsterdam)
BASPCAN (UK)
ISPCAN Regional European Conference 2015 (Romania)
Future European Conferences
33. Januari 2015
Municipalities will be– besides for
prevention – completely responsible
for
researching CAN situations
and for helping parents and maltreated
children
January 2015
34.
35. MAK Monitoring principles
• Support, no ranking or naming &
shaming
• Interactive, exchange of
expeceriences
Gemeente /
regio
pla
n
do
chec
k
act
37. Source: Municipal Monitor CAN; de Wilde et al, 2014
Policy on CAN
Municipality policy in general
General provisions
•Effective communication about educational worries
•Education towards young people
•Education about parenting without violence
•Education about Shaking Baby Syndrom
Individual families at risk
•Screening & prevention among pregnant women
•Children in care and kindergarten
Care after first signals
•Supporting parents after threat of CAN or beginning CAN
Reacting on suspected CAN
•Prevention for children suffering/witnessing Domestic Violence
•Training of professionals
39. Education to young people
Education about parenting without violence
Education about excessive crying and Shaken
Baby Syndrome
Screening and prevention among pregnant
women
Insufficient:
Not optimal:
• All other objectives
Source: Municipal Monitor CAN; de Wilde et al, 2014
40. DV
Treatment
New figures DV/ Veilig Thuis
Effects of local policy (The Hague)
Regional meetings & exchange of
knowledge
International use
41. San Diego Declaration I & II
NL initiatives
Going Europe
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42.
43.
44.
45. 1. Multidisciplinary approach in every ‘ Veilig Thuis’ region,
in cases of family violence, incl. child abuse.
This includes legal, forensic, medical, social and psychological
system-based support to families to:
stop the violence,
recover from the consequences of the violence
& prevent new violence.
2. Children(s) (safety) first!‘
Manifest Stop Domestic Violence’ & ‘ The Guiding Principles’
are leading in the development of the multidisciplinary
approach.
3. Stimulate and support pilots to develop a multidisciplinary
approach,‘ one stop-shop’ model
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The biggest problems developing true
collaboration (Gwinn, 2012)
Different visions for service delivery
47. 47
The biggest problems developing true
collaboration (Gwinn, 2012)
Power and control - Personality conflicts - Politics –
Competition - Limited resources
48. 48
The biggest problems developing true
collaboration (Gwinn, 2012)
Lack of accountability and mutual respect
49. Casus Wet en regelgeving
Bedenktijd beroepskracht 26 weken geen termijn
Onderzoek AMK 12 weken 12 weken
Indicatie door Bureau Jeugdzorg 6 weken 6 weken
Start JHV na afgifte van een indicatiebesluit 9 weken 9 weken
Hulpverlening op vrijwillige basis 26 weken geen termijn
Melding AMK bij Raad vd Kinderbescherming 1 week geen termijn
Onderzoek Raad voor de Kinderbescherming 6 weken 6 weken
Eerste afspraak hulpverlening 4 weken geen termijn
Aanvraag en afhandeling OTS 6 weken 6 weken
Start gedwongen hulpverlening na uitspraak rechtbank 1 week 1 week
Totaal 97 weken 40 weken
(excl. vrijwillige hulp)
Overgenomen van Alfons Crijnen,
kinder- en jeugdpsychiater
(Fier, 2012)
50. 50
Police
Region
1
IC
Women
Care
2011 2012
9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 687 9 10 11 1287
2013
1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 1287
Family
Mother
Father
Children
Contact All
Family Members
Contact
Perpetrator &
Children
Contact
Perpetrator &
Victim
Contact Victim
Contact
Children
Contact
Perpetrator
Contact
Victim & Children
Youth
Care 1
Women
Care
Women
Shelter 1
IC Police
Region 1
Brother of
Mother
Women
Shelter 2
Municipality
Women
Shelter 3
School
Family of
Father
Youth care 2
Social
Work
Round
Table
Meeting
Mental
Health
Care
Aunt of
Mother
Police
Region
2
Home
Care
Services
2
Home
Care
Services
1
Housing
Corpor-
ation
Major
Probation
SHG
Intensive
Case
Management
Neigh-
borhood
Police
Safety
House
54. A one-stop location at the ED where all
victims of rape (< 7 days) can receive medical
and psychological care whilst at the same
time having the opportunity to undergo a
forensic examination