File Credits
Authors:
M. Alevizopoulou
Y. Baboulias
M. Panayiotakis
Y. O. Papadimitriou
A. Zenakos
Photos:
A. Zavallis,
Eurokinissi
Translations:
M. Christou
Abuse & Neglect
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Children Under Lockdown
The Manifold spoke with five child protection experts in a series of interviews, focusing on the impact that Covid-19 lockdowns have on children faced with abuse and neglect. -
00 of When a Child is Abused, Who Do You Call?
In Greece, just when the State should spread a protective net to break the fall of those most vulnerable, the exact opposite happens: after being abandoned, neglected, or abused by those closest to them, children[...] -
When a Child is Abused, Who Do You Call?
In Greece, just when the State should spread a protective net to break the fall of those most vulnerable, the exact opposite happens: after being abandoned, neglected, or abused by those closest to them, children[...] -
“We do not need networks, we need institutions”
The eminent psychiatrist and Director of the Mental Health and Social Welfare Department of the Institute of Child Health insists that what is most urgent in the Greek child protection system is for it to[...] -
00 of “We do not need networks, we need institutions”
The eminent psychiatrist and Director of the Mental Health and Social Welfare Department of the Institute of Child Health insists that what is most urgent in the Greek child protection system is for it to[...] -
Hell as an Institution
The Lechaina Unit for disabled children has been called many names over the years: “hellhole”, “a stain”, “Europe’s hidden shame”. Pictures of children reaching adulthood in cages, their deaths marked by an olive tree planted[...] -
“They enter as children and depart as olives”
The Zero Tolerance activist and film director speaks about what he witnessed in the Lechaina Institution, where disabled children have been reaching adulthood in cages, their deaths marked by an olive tree planted in memoriam,[...] -
The Basketball Sect
The biggest child sexual abuse case in Greece, involving dozens of children abused by their coach over a period of years, highlights the deficiencies of individual authorities, as well as the Greek state’s failure to[...] -
“If something is not institutionally enshrined, it is pointless”
The former Supreme Court Prosecutor, who also served for years as a Public Prosecutor for Minors, speaks about her extensive experience in office, the shift from delinquency to victimisation, and her contributions to the child[...] -
00 of “One child lived at the hospital for thirteen years”
The Head of the Aghia Sofia Children’s Hospital Social Services talks about the children stranded in paediatric hospitals, the training of health experts to deal with abuse, and the heavy toll of austerity on welfare. -
“One child lived at the hospital for thirteen years”
The Head of the Aghia Sofia Children’s Hospital Social Services talks about the children stranded in paediatric hospitals, the training of health experts to deal with abuse, and the heavy toll of austerity on welfare. -
“Sexual abuse cases are on the rise”
Ms Kolovou is a social worker and coordinator of House of Arsis, a Thessaloniki shelter for mistreated or neglected children and teenagers, as well as children victims of trafficking and exploitation. The shelter accommodates boys[...] -
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“There is no safe distance in small communities”
As the one-person social services for the remote island of Leros, Popi Emmanouil has experienced first-hand how the lack of a concise child protection system affects the areas of Greece that were never a high[...] -
The Haunting of Leros
An infamous case of abused children in a remote Greek island shows just how the authorities and local societies are failing to provide a safety net. -
File 01 ID
An investigation into the failures of the child protection system in Greece.