Regulations
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY CHILD PROTECTION PRACTICE RESEARCH CENTER ANNUAL REPORT
A healthy generation must be raised for a healthy society. Healthy generations are possible by raising children and young people who are free from all kinds of abuse.
In our center, children who were thought to have been subjected to sexual and physical abuse and neglected were evaluated, and the necessary medical, social and psychological support was given to the children and their families.
Studies have been carried out on the rehabilitation and adaptation of our abused children. In this process, our center has served with its expert staff in many different fields in the treatment of children and the correction of the psychological trauma they have experienced.
In order to prevent child abuse and neglect, it has been worked with different departments, starting from a common language.
Diagnosis and treatment of abused or suspected abuse cases before final judgment is made,
Impressions of abused children during the treatment process,
to overcome their trauma,
And they have been supported to be beneficial to the society. Applications have been made in order to create quality living spaces.
In order to protect children from abuse and neglect, cooperation has been made with state-affiliated organizations and non-governmental organizations and efforts have been made to implement projects.
The activities of our center, which was established within the body of Istanbul University on May 15, 2018, are listed below.
MAY-JUNE 2018
1. The entrance and consultation of the unit in hospital automation were defined.
2. Members of the board of directors and advisory board were determined within the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
prof. Dr. Ayşe Kılıç (Manager), Assoc. Dr. Mustafa Özçetin (Assistant Director), Assoc. Dr. Nusret Soylu (Assistant Director), Prof. Dr. Nevzat Alkan, Prof. Dr. Hayati Durmaz, Prof. Dr. Erbug Keskin, Assoc. Murat Coskun
Advisory Board:
Dr. Birgül Tuzun (Forensic Medicine)
Dr. Cüneyt Destan Cenger (Forensic Medicine)
Dr. Ali Karayağmuroğlu (Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases)
Dr. İlyas Kaya (Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases)
Dr. Aylin Yetim Şahin (Child Health and Diseases)
Dr. Mehmet Çelik (Ear Nose and Throat Diseases)
Dr. Ali Fuat Kaan Gök (General Surgery)
Dr. Nihan Aksu Ceylan (Eye Diseases)
Dr. Gökhan Polat (Orthopedics and Traumatology)
Dr. Burçin Karamustafaoğlu Balcı (Gynecology and Obstetrics)
Kemal Güdek (Social Worker)
Melek Durukan (Social Worker)
3. Meetings were held with non-governmental organizations and donors to support the meetings of the center.
4. On 5 June 2018, in-service training was held for residents (Pediatrics, Forensic Medicine and other disciplines), specialists, child development specialists and students. ITF dean, vice dean and assistant chief physicians attended the meeting and opened it. 28 people attended the meeting.
At the meeting held on 5.22 June 2018, it was decided to prepare a common guideline for the approach to child abuse and neglect.
We evaluated 3 female and 4 male patients who applied to us with the pre-diagnosis of abuse and neglect in May and June. Reports were prepared.
7. It was decided that the cases with suspicion of abuse should be examined by the center together with different departments before making a final judgment.
8. It was decided to ask for consultation from our center for the cases who applied to different departments with the suspicion of abuse.
JULY-AUGUST 2018
5 female and 1 male patients who applied to us due to abuse and neglect in July were evaluated.
Two female patients who applied to us due to abuse and neglect in August were evaluated.
In order to prevent increased mortality and morbidity in the long-term after abuse, it was decided to follow-up by the center in the long-term.
It was decided that the evaluation of children who were abused and dragged into crime should be done at the same time with different departments so that the child would not be victimized.
It was emphasized that a bed request should be made for the center and that 1 nurse and 1 secretary should be assigned.
The Scientific Research Group was established and its members are:
İlyas Kaya- Child Psychiatry USA,
Sacide Pehlivan-Medical Biology,
Burcu Karamustafaoğlu Balcı – Gynecology and Obstetrics USA
Filiz Geyik- Research Assistant (DETAM)
Filiz Saka – SH Specialist
İnci Zaim (Faculty of Engineering)
Nevzat Alkan
Kemal Gudek
prof. Dr. Ayşe Kılıç- Pediatric Diseases USA Social Pediatrics BD.
The education commission was established and its members are:
Ali Karayagmurlu
Melek Durukan- SH Specialist
Nilgun Tuzuner
Ayse Kilic
Nusret Soylu
Aylin was determined as Yetim Şahin.
1) It was decided that the members of the education commission would go to the assistant training meetings in the hospital and give training meetings.
2) Presentation and activities of the center on the faculty website It was decided to set up a website for
3) By making a change in hospital automation, when pregnant women under the age of 18 applied, they were informed about requesting a consultation from the Forensic Medicine Department and informing the center.
4) It was decided to send the daily duty lists of the social workers working at the Istanbul Medical Faculty to the relevant departments.
5) On August 1-2, an in-house training meeting was held for residents and forensic medicine specialists at the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.
SEPTEMBER 2018
One female patient who applied to us due to abuse and neglect in September was evaluated.
Patients who applied to Istanbul Medical Faculty and requested consultation from the Child Protection Center will be followed up psychosocially by Filiz Demirsaka and Kemal Güdek.
Social service specialist Melek Durukan will monthly report the status and results of the centralized cases that she monitors and evaluates together with Child Psychiatry (Psychiatry interviews and results, and test results, if any).
In order to keep the records of incoming and outgoing documents in terms of healthy follow-up of the cases applying to the center and official correspondence, a document book will be taken and the date and number of all correspondence will be given. Official correspondence will be made via the ebys system through the Rectorate of Istanbul University.
Of the cases who applied to the Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Hospital with the suspicion of a forensic case, firstly, the center was informed; It was decided by the relevant clinic to request consultation from Forensic Medicine, Child Psychiatry and social workers, and to report the cases considered as forensic cases to the prosecutor's office.
1 Child Psychiatry Specialist for the center from the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate and a social worker (social worker) from the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services will be requested through the Istanbul University Rectorate.
Istanbul University Rectorate and Dean's Office will be asked to be located within the boundaries of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine.
It was decided to establish an association for financial support in education and training and to cooperate with other non-governmental organizations and associations.
At least the sign with the name of the center is Prof. Dr. It was decided that it would be done somewhere in Orthopedics USA until it was placed in Ayşe Kılıç's room and a place for meetings was provided.
OCTOBER 2018
Judicial and health precautionary decisions of 3 girls who were abused and neglected in October were discussed.
In charge of the secretariat and archive, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Kılıç was appointed.
A place was requested from the Dean of Istanbul Medical Faculty for the center.
Meetings were held with donors and associations to financially support the center.
Participation in the ISPCAN congress on behalf of the Center was realized with a poster.
An interview introducing the center was given to İletişim newspaper.
In December 2018, it was decided to hold a meeting with broad participation at the Rectorate of Istanbul University.
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2018
1) 5 female and 3 male patients who applied to our center in November were evaluated.
2) In December, 2 male and 4 female patients applied.
3) Eight child cases who were abused and driven to crime were evaluated by forensic, medical, psychiatric and social examination, and a health and protection measure was taken against them.
4) The logo of the center was made by Bayrampaşa Municipality.
5) Governorship, Chief Prosecutor's Office, Police Department, Provincial Health Directorate and non-governmental organizations were visited.
6) Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts were opened to promote the center on social media.
7) Multidisciplinary Approach to Child Abuse and Neglect Symposium was held at Istanbul University Congress Center on 20-21 December 2018. About 500 people attended the symposium. Assistant Rector at the Symposium. prof. Dr.Recep Güloğlu, Governor Assist. Hulusi Doğan, Vice Rector of Istanbul University Prof. Dr. Bahauddin Çolakoğlu, Child Health and Hospital. Deputy Head of the Department Prof. Dr. Rukiye Eker Ömeroğlu, Provincial Director of National Education Levent Yazıcı gave their speeches on the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in child abuse and neglect.
Specialist from Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate, Mental Health Unit. Dr. Pelin Hediroğlu gave information about the structures and activities of the child follow-up centers in Istanbul.
prof. Dr. Tolga Dağlı made a speech about the importance of child protection centers established in universities.
Prof. dr. Ayse Kilic, Prof. Dr. Nevzat Alkan, Prof. Dr. Hayati Durmaz made his speeches on the importance of centers in the approach from abuse and neglect.
A young woman, who is a civil engineer, gave a speech about her experiences in the institution.
Gaye Aksu, who was invited to the symposium to emphasize the importance of artists in preventing child abuse and neglect, performed two works.
In addition, managers of non-governmental organizations (Roman Association Anatolian Education Platform, Girls' Education Association, Startup
Of the cases evaluated in our center, 23 were admitted with suspicion of sexual abuse, 7 with physical abuse, and 5 with suspicion of neglect.