Magazine Toll free help line for children kept busy all year round
Some time ago the UN Committee for Children's Rights published its annual report on the Czech Republic. The report was generally positive although the committee's inspection team found some areas that require attention: improving the state of the environment which has an adverse affect on children's health, especially in terms of rising asthma and allergies, bringing back the institution of school doctors and dentists - or at least ensuring compulsory medical check ups for children, and taking measures to curb the high incidence of accidents involving children - which is liked to the high mortality on Czech roads in general. Judging by the UN report it would appear that as far as physical and psychological child abuse is concerned the Czech Republic is in a similar position to other European states. But what position is that ? In order to find out something more specific about the situation I called Mrs. Jarmila Knight who works for a toll free child help line and speaks with abused children every day.
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