Specific issues
The Non-Violent Childhoods Action Plan addresses the following specific issues:
- Trafficking in children
- Female genital mutilation
- Non-medical male circumcision
- Violent radicalisation and extremism
- Honour-based violence
- Violence against children in religious communities
Although these special issues affect a relatively small number of children and young people in Finland, they are important at the national level. For this reason, it is important for them to be part of the action plan and the objectives and measures set for it.
Examples of measures compiled in the themes
- Increase the capacity of authorities, professionals and volunteers working with children and young people to prevent violent radicalisation through education.
- Clear guidelines will be drawn up for early childhood education and care teachers, school teachers, police officers and social welfare and health care professionals, including school social workers that address honour violence that is a threat to children. THL has included Build Trust - Intervene in Violence
- Social welfare and health care professionals, such as child welfare social workers, school nurses, school social workers, the police and prosecutors, should be provided more information on trafficking in human beings that targets children and related exploitation.
- In decision-making, different administrative branches will take into consideration the objectives and measures set out in the Action plan for the prevention of female genital mutilation (FGM) (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare).
Additional information
Bildjuschkin K, Helander M. & Vilponen T. 2019. Non-medical circumcision of boys. In: Korpilahti et al. 2019, Chapter 14.4, 489–495.
Grans L, Lillsunde P. & Latvala J. 2019. Honour-related violence. In: Korpilahti et al. 2019, Chapter 14.6, 509–516.
Kervinen E, Jokinen A. & Mäkelä V. 2019. Trafficking in children and related exploitation. In: Korpilahti et al. 2019, Chapter 14.2, 463–477.
Kilpeläinen K, Ylinen E, Ristolainen S. & Kortesalmi R. 2019. Violence against children in religious communities – the perspective of experts by experience. In: Korpilahti et al. 2019, Chapter 14.7, 517–528.
Koukkula M, Helander M. & Klemetti R. 2019. Female genital mutilation. In: Korpilahti et al. 2019, Chapter 14.3, 478–488.
Nyström A, Mikkola M, Lillsunde P, Mankkinen T. & Honkala S. 2019. Children, young people and violent extremism. In: Korpilahti et al. 2019, Chapter 14.5, 496–511.
