March 1, 2017.
The government has just launched a major campaign against violence against children. Its name: “Children in danger: when in doubt, take action!” “
Numerous acts of violence committed within the family
Laurence Rossignol, Minister of Families, Children and Women’s Rights presented, Tuesday, February 29, his plan to fight violence against children which is officially launched on Wednesday 1er March. The objective of this plan is ” to alert society to the fact that the vast majority of violence is committed within the family She explained. But that’s not all.
The government also wants give the means to children but also to witnesses of this violence to denounce them by dialing 119 (Hello childhood in danger). It will also set up training courses to enable professionals to better support these children. ” The real subject is the daily life of thousands of children who are victims of it, that we do not detect, or that we keep silent because we do not know who to tell it to. », Explained the minister.
Prevent this violence from leading to the death of children
What is necessary is to avoid at all costs the tragedies experienced in February by little Yanis, 5 years old, who died after being punished for wetting the bed and little Kenzo, 21 months old, who died after been beaten. ” Neighbors say nothing, then organize white marches », Denounced Laurence Rossignol on January 23. ” We have to get out of the idea that making a report would be denouncing. If a child is in pain, we all have a duty to help them. “
According to a report from the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) 225 suspicious deaths of children under one year of age were recorded over the period from 1996 to 2000. And since the start of the year, between 7 and 9 children have died as a result of violence, according to the minister. With this campaign, the government wants all citizens to feel concerned by this issue of violence within the family. The lives of some children depend on it.
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