On Saturday, August 17th at 11:25 AM, Sharing 0700 – Children We Must Protect will be broadcast on EBS1TV.
An average of 38 children die from abuse each year. Child abuse is happening all over our society! Starting with the special broadcast in 2022, we have continued to provide interest and support for abused children. This is a special time to ensure that no more children suffer because of adults!
Happy Sharing for Abused Children
In March 2022, the delivered the ‘Silent Cries of Children’, which contained the tragic reality of child abuse victims. The painful voices of child abuse victims spread widely around the world, letting many people know that child abuse victims need attention and support. Since then, the selected 54 child abuse victims and provided a total of 106 million won in treatment costs, including psychological therapy, speech therapy, and dental treatment, for one year from December 2022 to November 2023. Now, we have prepared a very special time to listen to the voices of child abuse victims once again and answer their cries.
The easiest ’emotional abuse’ that many parents don’t know about
Two guests who visited the special studio! Singer Gahn Mi-yeon, who has always been interested in children’s issues, and Bong Seon-hwa, the director of the counseling center who has personally met and counseled abused children, were present. Regarding the 54 children who received psychological, speech, and dental treatment through , Director Bong Seon-hwa explained the background of each treatment and mentioned the ‘types of child abuse’, drawing attention. Among them, she also shared a little-known fact about ’emotional abuse’, which is not easily visible. Director Bong Seon-hwa said, “In the case of emotional abuse, it is difficult to detect because it is not visible,” and pointed out that “parents fighting in front of the child is also considered emotional child abuse.” She also mentioned that “the brain of children who are continuously exposed to abuse is atrophied,” and that if this abuse continues, the child’s cognitive ability can deteriorate. She emphasized that in order to prevent all of these situations, the most important thing is to quickly discover and protect abused children.
Child abuse victim protection policy seen in the field
In 2022, there were approximately 44,500 child abuse reports. Of those, approximately 28,000 were determined to be abuse cases. Children who escape abuse through reports are protected in shelters, foster homes, group homes, and large child welfare facilities. Regarding large child welfare facilities called daycare centers, Director Bong Seon-hwa said, “It is relatively difficult to provide special support to abused children in large child welfare facilities.” She also pointed out, “There are cases where guardians who temporarily entrusted their children due to difficult family circumstances come to visit, but this does not provide emotional stability to abused children.” In response, MC Jeon Je-hyang and Gan Mi-yeon expressed their opinion, “There should be more small-scale facilities.” Director Bong Seon-hwa also expressed regret over the situation in which small-scale facilities cannot be supplemented due to budget and personnel shortages.
‘Parenting Education’ to Prevent Abuse
Did you know that over 89% of abused children are sent back to the homes where they were abused? Gahn Mi-yeon, who prepared various materials for this special broadcast, was surprised to hear this fact. In response, Director Bong Seon-hwa said, “In reality, the majority of abused children miss their mom and dad more than you can imagine,” and relayed the voices of children she met in person. She then suggested “parenting education” as a measure to prevent child abuse, which would help parents become completely independent and healthy adults who can take responsibility for their children. Gahn Mi-yeon greatly agreed with this, and expressed her regret for not being able to only give love to children as an adult.
EBS’s representative social contribution program that collects donations of 3,000 won per call to support neighbors in need. In the 728th episode, which will be broadcast on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:25 AM, we will learn about the results of support for child abuse victims, the current status, and preventive measures with singer Gan Mi-yeon and family counselor Bong Seon-hwa.
Photo EBS ‘Nanum 0700’
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2024-08-24 18:00:28