This protocol aims to provide multidisciplinary teams with structured guidance for medical intervention and examination in cases of online child sexual violence. It aims to ensure a standardised, quality-assured procedure, orientation in complex or critical situations; promotion of multidisciplinary cooperation, legal certainty and protection, knowledge transfer and transparent documentation of the procedure.
The protocol first outlines the underlying terminology and scientific background – outlining the necessity and needed content of a protocol on how to medically support children affected by OCSA in multidisciplinary teams at Barnahus institutions.
The second section starts with the introduction of case examples which will be used to give practical examples in connection with the given theory throughout the rest of the protocol and it outlines the basic principles of the protocol.
The third section gives practical guidelines on how medical examinations and interventions by the multidisciplinary team at Barnahus and cooperating partners should be included in the care of children affected by OCSA.
Psychosocial care is an important part of a holistic health care approach – therefore every professional at Barnahus should have knowledge about a psychosocial and trauma-sensitive approach. This protocol therefore should be read together with the “Standardized psychosocial counselling and intervention at Barnahus” protocol. Chapter 1 – 7 are identical as common baseline.
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“PROMISE Elpis” was funded by the European Union through its Internal Security Fund (ISF) program, with partner co-funding. Charité (Coordinator), AvBIT, The Barnahus Network via the Council of the Baltic Sea States, Children at Risk, Child Circle, Children 1st, HEUNI (The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations),National Children’s Advocacy Center USA, UKHD (Childhood Haus Heidelberg), Germany). The contents of this page and its linked resources are the sole responsibility of the publisher and can no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission.