Support Centre for Sexually Abused Children

Opened at 2016 this support centre is the only one in the Lithuania where specialized, complex service for sexually abused children and their family members are provided.

Our services are provided 24/7 There are 10 sleeping places here at the time Child can stay alone or with parents / guardians; Usually, children stay here for three days, if necessary, longer

main goals of the Support Centre: Lessen the negative effects on the child after the abuse; To create and ensure safe environment for children, where they would receive all help they need from different specialists under the same roof; To promote child friendly approach and environment; To promote multidisciplinary and interagency service; To ensure high professional standards.

What kind of services child can get at the Support Centre? Temporary accommodation Psychological assessment of the child Psychological counseling Provision of long term treatment recommendations Forensic medical examination Forensic Interviewing Counseling of social worker

Who arrange child‘s arrival to the support Centre?

Numbers So far 520 children received complex services at the Support Centre, of whom: 335 were girls 185 were boys

More then 254 family members received crisis intervention counseling

164 forensic interviews and 108 medical examinations.

Specialists training: Local and external training sessions are organized by the Support Centre. More than 1000 specialists were train how to recognize sexual abused child and what to do in these situations.

11 training sessions have taken place since October 2018; In 2018, the Ministry of social security and labor approved a training program „Child sexual abuse: identification and response“: 11 training sessions have taken place since October 2018; One training session lasts for 8 hours; Theoretical and practical skills are developed during the training; More than 100 professionals participated in these trainings.

Interagency collaboration In order to lessen the negative effects on the child after the abuse the Support Centre focus on interdisciplinary collaboration with various institutions: Child rights protection service; Police; Pre – trial investigators; Judges, prosecutors; Health Services; Various organizations that provide services for families and children in crisis.

How we are doing this? Provision of long term recommendations Child arrives to our Support Centre Information about child are provided to Child rights protection specialists and prosecutors Psychological assessment of the child Long distance collaboration with assign police investigator via phone and e-mail Organization of additional procedures if needed Provision of long term recommendations

CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail address: info@uzuoveja.lt Phone numbers: Gytė Bėkštienė +370 678 24965, Director Lilija Skulskienė +370 607 82811, Deputy Director 24/7 specialists +370 675 19244 Psychologists +370 618 77520; +370 600 75189; +370 672 93677; +370 67293649