PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENT: CURRENT REALITIES, GERMAN EXPERIENCE AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of preventive measures in the children’s environment to combat domestic violence, which are being implemented today in Ukraine. It examines the experience of Germany in this matter and outlines the possible prospects for development. The phenomenon of domestic violence is analyzed through the prism of its legal and psychological features, the current state of preventive work in this area in the children’s environment is investigated. The achievements and shortcomings in the field of prevention of domestic violence in children’s environment are highlighted. It is emphasized that the study of German experience in the field of prevention of domestic violence in children’s environment can be a good guide for the development of this area in Ukraine. Namely, it is important to pay attention to: their integrated approach, coverage of children, teachers, parents at once; involvement, and most importantly, interest in this process not only of representatives of the police and education, but also of the authorities and local self-government, the public and the media; development of a single program, at least within a separate territory; regulatory regulation of the project, and hence funding and monitoring; coverage of both legal and psychological aspects within one project, which is extremely important for ensuring its success. And it is summarized that currently the urgent issues of prevention of domestic violence in the children’s environment that need to be further addressed and improved are: creation of their systematic, analysis, control and monitoring; establishment of effective cooperation between the actors implementing preventive activities, its regulation at the regulatory level; development of unified methodological recommendations for conducting classes in schools among children, teachers and parents.