News and Announcements
Press Release Statement 19-01-2022
Press Release on accusations about child institutional victimization in Greece
Published on 19/01/2022
Addres to Child Sexual Abuse
Internet event on “Address to Child Sexual Abuse – Protection and Procedural Guarantee”, December, 10th, 2021. In Greek.
Published on 13/12/2021
On Systemic Child Abuse and Undoing this System
George Nikolaidis' Interview to Mr Vangelis Avgoulas in Greek
Published on 03/11/2021
George Nikolaidis' Presentation - 10th EP' AROGI Conference
Presentation about the project ICH/UNICEF-Child Guarantee by G. Nikolaidis, 10th EP' AROGI Conference
Published on 25/10/2021
Institutions: A Stain on Disabled Children's Decency
A Research about the Lechaina Care Center, in Southwest Greece, by Maria Louka. In Greek
Published on 24/10/2021
Our Mission
The Institute of Child Health
The Institute of Child Health (ICH) is a research centre under the oversight and with the funding of the Greek Ministry of Health. Its scope of study and action is research, clinical and laboratory service provision to children and training of professionals working with children. ICH is composed by seven departments.
As mandated by its founding legislative act Presidential Decree No. 867/07.11.1979, ICH employing always a public health approach shall develop actions for protecting and promoting children’s health, well - being and protection.
The Institute of Child Health is the appointed focal point for the implementation of the World Health Organisation and United Nations Children’s Fund baby - friendly hospital initiative assessment.
Department of Mental Health & Social Welfare
Actions
BECAN
BALKAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Nov 2009 - Nov 2009INTOVIAN
Protecting infants and toddlers from domestic violence: Development of a diagnostic protocol for infant and toddler abuse and neglect and its implementation to the public health system
Jan 2011 - Jan 2011Rethymno Mental-Social Unit 2012-2014
Plan of an overall social and mental interventin in the Rethymno city, in Crete, Greece, during 2013-1015.
Nov 2012 - Nov 2012