Child protection means, creating a suitable and optimal environment where children can live without any physical and mental abuse and/or pain, by eliminating or reducing the factors that harm children.
Holistic protection and development of the child, (which includes, physical, mental, social and cultural aspects) are focused in child protection work.
In child protection work, children who have experienced physical, mental, social and cultural harm are provided with support to enable them to achieve wellbeing and goals in the present and the future. Child protection interventions must be needs based, age and gender appropriate, and sensitive to the local socio-economic and cultural context. They must counter secondary victimisation through child friendly procedures.
According to Article 19.2 of the Child Rights Convention, effective child protection procedures are an important part of child protection. These procedures include, establishment of social programs to provide necessary support for the child, for those who have the care of the child, as well as for other forms of prevention; and for identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow up of instances of child maltreatment described heretofore, and, as appropriate, for judicial involvement.
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