1 |
|
2 |
<p align="center"><b>The Brave Telephone - childrens help-line</b></p> |
3 |
<p>Abuse and neglect is a tragic traumatic experience for children |
4 |
that has long-term adverse affects on their development. Children most commonly |
5 |
respond to trauma with fear and anxiety. They suffer from sleeping disorders, |
6 |
insomnia, loss of appetite, psychosomatic illnesses, depression, and they often |
7 |
develop emotional disorders and demonstrate suicidal behaviour. That is why |
8 |
prevention and on time intervention is crucial for the child to continue functioning |
9 |
normally.</p> |
10 |
<p>The brave telephone, a help-line for abused and neglected children, was launched |
11 |
in October 1997 at the Psychotrauma Center of the Childrens Hospital in Zagreb. |
12 |
The purpose of this project is to help abused and/or neglected children, their |
13 |
parents and caregivers, raise public awareness about this issue and provide |
14 |
therapy for children to help them overcome the trauma and prevent abusive behaviour |
15 |
being passed down from generation to generation.</p> |
16 |
<p align="center"><img src="/comm/Hrabri_Telefon.jpg" width="276" height="268"></p> |
17 |
<p>By sponsoring the brave telephone, PLIVA also contributed |
18 |
to a project called Intervention and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in |
19 |
2001.</p> |
20 |
<p>In addition, PLIVA also gave a donation to the Fight Against |
21 |
Child Abuse Week, a range of events organised by the brave telephone in cooperation |
22 |
with the association <i>Potpora</i> (Support) in January this year at the ITD |
23 |
Theatre in Zagreb. The official part of the event included lectures, workshops |
24 |
and roundtables, while the less formal part of the program consisted of cultural |
25 |
events, including plays, concerts, recitals and exhibitions of childrens works.</p> |
26 |
<p>Past experience shows that every time the brave telephone |
27 |
is presented to the public through such events, the number of calls increases |
28 |
and more and more people are encouraged to seek help and contribute to the prevention |
29 |
of child abuse.</p> |