Identification and assessment of the impact of domestic child abuse in child protection work and civil proceedings concerning children for the Ministry of Social Affairs

The study, based on judicial and child protection practice, focuses on the identification of child domestic abuse and its impact assessment in child protection and civil proceedings concerning children, and provides an overview of the current situation and practices. Where gaps or inconsistencies in current practices are identified, the results of the study will provide a basis for the development of more precise guidelines, recommendations and, where possible, assessment tools for social and law enforcement professionals to assess the occurrence and impact of domestic abuse on the child, to provide the child with the necessary assistance and to take decisions on parental rights of care and contact in cases of domestic violence. The main objective of the study commissioned is to find out how child protection work and civil proceedings involving children identify the presence of child abuse in the family and how the impact of abuse on the child is assessed and taken into account in the resolution of cases involving the child.