Child Neglect and Abuse Symposium & The Larva Film Screening and Discussion

Speaking at the symposium, Üsküdar University Founding President and psychiatrist Prof. Nevzat Tarhan said, “This issue is a bleeding wound. It is not visible. It is like a secret that everyone knows. Everyone knows. It is also present in many places.”

Prof. Tarhan: “Neglect and abuse in childhood has a negative effect on the mental health of society in old age.”

Üsküdar University Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Prof. Dr. A. Aktuğ Ertekin drew attention to the fact that child neglect and abuse have existed in all kinds of societies since the past and said, “There is no such thing as it is less common in developed societies. We should not say, ‘It will not happen to my child.’”

Prof. Nevzat Tarhan “It’s like a secret that everyone knows”

 
In the program with high participation, Üsküdar University Founding Rector Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan reminded that a joint study was conducted on this subject with the Istanbul Governorship in 2010, and said, “This subject is a bleeding wound. It is not visible. It’s like a secret that everyone knows. Everyone knows. It is also present in many places.”

Stating that this subject is known by psychiatrists and psychologists working in the field, Tarhan said, “We now apply the childhood trauma scale to every case. We see that childhood trauma is behind many diseases in advanced ages, that traumas are forgotten and later emerge as diseases.”

Tarhan stated that in one case, it was found that the obesity of a 130-kilo girl was due to incest trauma, and that the person constantly blamed herself for the incest and ate constantly, saying, “I must be ugly, I don’t deserve beauty and I have to eat constantly.”

Bodily privacy should be explained

Prof. Dr. Tarhan noted that children should be told about physical privacy within the family, and said, “Neglect and abuse in childhood have a negative effect on the mental health of society in later ages.”

Reminding that the main thing in medicine is to protect health, Prof. Dr. Tarhan said that there is a medical understanding aimed at treating illnesses, and that what is important is to protect health.

Pointing to child health and development, Prof. Dr. Tarhan noted that a child born with his own identity interacts with his parents and other objects as he grows up and forms his own identity.

Also emphasizing the importance of taking care of children, Prof. Dr. Tarhan stated that children who were taken care of in the past continued their lives normally.

Stating that a person who only works for himself is evil, Tarhan also emphasized the importance of contributing to society.

Prof. A. Aktuğ Ertekin:"We shouldn't say 'It won't happen to my child'"

In the opening speeches, Üsküdar University Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Prof. A. Aktuğ Ertekin drew attention to the fact that child neglect and abuse have existed in all societies since the past and said, “There is no such thing as it is less common in developed societies. We should not say, ‘It won’t happen to my child.’”

Ertekin pointed out that the most important fact about the issue of child neglect and abuse is awareness and said, “Education comes first among the solution suggestions. Abuse used to be physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Now, economic and digital abuse have also been added to this.”

Ertekin stated that the World Health Organization (WHO) says that 1 in 4 people are abused in childhood, and that the World Health Organization (WHO) says that 1 in 5 women and 1 in 13 men are sexually abused as children worldwide, and that more than 40 thousand children under the age of 15 die every year due to neglect and abuse.

 The Larva Film Screening was held

Üsküdar University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work faculty member Prof. Abdullah Karatay made a presentation titled “Child neglect and abuse & its situation in Turkey”, Üsküdar University SBF Child Development Department Head Prof. Nurper Ülküer made a presentation titled “The role of parent support programs in preventing child neglect and abuse”. ÜÜ İF New Media and Communication Department Head Assoc. Prof. Yıldız Derya Birincioğlu Vural’s speech titled “Mass effect of short films” was followed by Larva Film Screening and a talk by Üsküdar University SBF Child Development Department / Larva Film Script Advisor Res. Asst. Begüm Gamiş Çiftci and Larva Film Director Volkan Güney Eker.