Have the Best Interests of the Child Been Ensured in a Natural Disaster? The Case of the February 6, 2023 Earthquake in Turkey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6417913 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emine Hande Aydos (0000-0002-9975-0236), Sevcan Yağan Güder (0000-0002-6423-3693), Erhan Alabay (0000-0003-4025-2352), Gül Demir (0000-0001-7953-5419) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1625-1655 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Indicators Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-8988 • E-ISSN: 1874-897X |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12187-025-10248-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4409523297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
Adults such as child's parents, caregivers or child development specialists and teachers around the child will reduce the negative situations and the risk of maltreatment that the child will face. This study is aiming to reveal the experiences of preschool teachers and child development specialists who work voluntarily with children in the earthquake area, interacted with and supported children after the earthquake on February 6, 2023 about child rights and children’s welfare. This study is basic qualitative research and gathered data from four child developers and four preschool teachers. The findings of the study were categorized under the themes of “right to education", "right to shelter", "right to health" and "right to protection". Social systems, which are usually in place to protect children, collapse because of disasters, increasing the risk of rights violations, particularly when it comes to child abuse. It has also been observed that children's rights to participation, access to a suitable education, knowledge, housing, a nutritious diet, and water are at risk due to the vulnerability of children and infrastructure to natural catastrophes. Children need to be taught about natural disaster preparedness, mitigation, prevention, response, and recovery to reduce their vulnerability to disasters, both structural and non-structural safeguards must be put in place. Ensuring a child-centered, rights-based approach in disaster preparedness and response is crucial to safeguarding children's well-being and promoting their resilience in the face of future crises
Archaeology · Early childhood education · Forensic engineering · Geography · Meteorology · Natural (archaeology · Natural disaster · Pedagogy · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · History
The Relationship Between Subjective Well-Being and Future Expectations Among Earthquake-Affected and Non-Affected Adolescents
Ethnic predictors of protective and risky behaviors in the 2025 Mae Hong Son earthquake
Field study on the health status of children aged 0–18 in container cities after the 2023 Türkiye earthquake - Hatay example
Decoding Children’s Psychogeographies of Risk
Climate change and child health
A meta-analysis of risk factors for depression in adults and children after natural disasters
Does war contribute to family violence against children? Findings from a two-generational multi-informant study in Northern Uganda
The impact of drought on the association between food security and mental health in a nationally representative Australian sample
Approaches to children’s rights by volunteer and professional workers responding to disasters
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |