Child Abuse Difficult to watch due to the effects of the new corona Local government seeks a response May 19 at 7:56
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With the effects of the new coronavirus prolonging school closures and refraining from going out, it is feared that there will be fewer opportunities for children to be watched and there may be abuse, and so local governments are beginning to seek.
When the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare investigated the number of cases of child abuse at various child consultation centers during March this year, it increased by 12% from the same month last year to 22,503.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that the number of cases of abuse is increasing every year and we do not know the relationship with the new coronavirus, but last month, once a week for households at high risk of abuse, check the situation of children etc. We have shown to the local governments all over Japan how to monitor and strengthen.
In Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, it is basically necessary for employees to directly visit families that need assistance due to fears of abuse and worries about raising children, but in cases where it was difficult to respond due to concerns about infection, etc. There were 30 cases.
For this reason, I am trying to figure out if there is something wrong at home by repeatedly making calls and increasing the number of contacts.
At that time, one thing we have been devising is to make sure that the language is closely related to the other person.
Under the guidance of a psychological expert, I try to determine if I'm feeling like I'm thinking about it based on the tone of my voice.
In addition, the Children's Counseling Center in Edogawa will establish a new LINE account, connect with the parent's smartphone of the target household by video call, and start efforts to check the situation while talking with parents and children.