With the alarming frequency the Polish media inform us about the cases when the children were roughly beaten by their parents. According to our research 80 % of parents admit that they hit their children and up to 5 % say that they have beaten them in such a way that it caused an injury. Sometimes the scenario is even more dramatic and as a result of the physical violence it comes to the child’s death.
Since 2004 to 2006, upon an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Science, the Nobody's Children Foundation has run the National Contact Point for Unaccompanied and Trafficked Children within the collaboration of the Working Group of Baltic Sea States.
In 2005 the following activities were undertaken as part of the Contact Point's operation: