ÇOCUK İSTİSMARINDA AİLE DİNAMİKLERİNE YÖNELİK RİSK FAKTÖRLERİ VE KORUYUCU- ÖNLEYİCİ MÜDAHALELER

The main purpose of the study is to discuss the risk factors associated with family dynamics, protective and preventive approaches in child abuse. In its simplest definition, child abuse, is physical, sexual, and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children. Child abuse has been increasing in our country and in the world in recent years. Child abuse, which negatively affects the development of the child in all aspects, also constitutes an important obstacle to raising healthy societies. Many factors such as parents' attitudes and behaviors, personality traits, health conditions, levels of knowledge and skills in raising children, socio-economic status, and education level sare important components of the child'sex posure to abuse in terms of family dynamics. Primary health care services, schools, and Child Advocacy Centers are very important in determining family-based risk factors, evaluating them in a holistic manner and monitoring them, as well as protective and preventive studies of child abuse. Within the scope of the study, national and international studies on child abuse were scrutinized, protective and preventive interventions, family dynamics of children who were victims of abuse were evaluated. In this context, evaluation of family-based risk factors in primary health care services, assessment of parents by counseling teachers in schools, Child Advocacy Centers are the most important steps in determining the risks. It is thought that; categorizing at-risk groups and making the necessary interventions and guidance according to risk priority, increasing the awareness of parents, implementing protective and preventive interventions with a multidisciplinary team understanding within a comprehensive and standardized program and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions through academic studies will be a guide in determining familyrelated risk factors and combating the serisks in child abuse.