Kamenz in the conflict: superstition endangers child's well -being, experts warn!

Kamenz in the conflict: superstition endangers child's well -being, experts warn!

In the city of Kamenz, the local Child Protection Association is supported annually with several ten thousand euros to finance important infrastructure projects such as the maintenance of a playground and the operation of a leisure meeting. Mayor Roland Dantz plays an active role in the community and has invited to lectures that took place as part of an exhibition on the 800th anniversary. This exhibition is devoted to superstition and magic, whereby Dantz warns of a return to the Inquisition and the Middle Ages. He demands tolerance and emphasizes that everyone should decide which treatment they choose for their illness. However, this happens against the background of the debate about pseudomedical approaches that are becoming more important in the region.

The current discussions are strongly shaped by the pseudomedical movement "Germanic New Medicine" (GNM), which was founded by Ryke Geerd Hamer. This ideology is becoming increasingly popular in social media and chat groups and is rejected by its followers as a path that is not based on a scientific basis. Hamer, who died in 2017, made the assertion that every illness was caused by mental conflicts that have to be solved in order to gain health. This often leads to affected medical treatments, which can potentially have fatal consequences. Research on the Bavarian Radio has shown that many people who attached to this movement have died by rejection of conventional medical help.

criticism and responsibility

The chair of the State Association of the Child Protection Association Saxony, Silke Brewig-Lange, comments critically about the lecture, which took place in mid-May and lasted six hours. She emphasizes that children and young adults in particular need special protection and that with such series of lectures it is not ensured that common medical standards are observed. The regional association is considering excluding the Kamenz local association, no consequences should be drawn from the situation. During the lecture there was no noteworthy criticism from the listeners present, which increases the concern for the lack of protection for vulnerable groups.

The German Society for Child Protection in Medicine (DGKIM) has repeatedly pointed out the need for the need for widespread child protection structures in healthcare. Large supply gaps were identified at the 15th annual conference of the DGKIM in early May. Many clinics only have sporadic child protection groups, and there is a lack of basic knowledge of child protection measures for specialists who work with children. Experts not only demand the establishment of medical child protection outpatient clinics, but also a comprehensive screening in order to recognize and treat child welfare at an early stage.

social effects

The social damage of childhood trauma in Germany is an estimated at least eleven billion euros annually, with a significant part of it on the healthcare sector. Misorry in childhood have far -reaching negative consequences in adulthood, including depression, anxiety disorders and chronic pain. It is therefore urgently needed that efforts are made to prevent abuse of children and to improve the existing structures of child protection.

The debate about pseudomedical approaches such as the GNM creates a field of tension between the right to self -determination of the individual and the ethical obligations that protective groups and medical specialists have in need of protection. Against this background, a committed dialogue about the importance of evidence -based medicine and the protection of children and adolescents is essential.