Draft:Saadet Teacher Association for Combating Child Abuse

Saadet Teacher Association for Combating Child Abuse or simply UCIM, is a non-profit organization aimed at ensuring the healthy upbringing of children, protecting children from all kinds of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and all kinds of neglect, and preventing these incidents from occurring. It was founded under the leadership of Saadet Özkan.

About
Founded by teacher Saadet Özkan and Yücel Ceylan, with the motto Children will speak, UCIM will be by their side, it is a non-governmental organization that has completed its structure in 55 provinces across Turkey and has more than 50,000 volunteers.

Based in Mersin, the association facilitated the establishment of Turkey and Europe's first Center for the Prevention of Neglect and Abuse in Izmir in 2020. The center's activities include providing training to children, parents, and various professional groups and organizations, conducting promotions through videos, booklets, etc., reaching out to people in the field through the internet and various platforms to prevent child neglect and abuse. Besides educational and awareness-raising goals, it also provides legal support for ongoing cases, evaluates neglect and abuse reports for children registered through the UCIM hotline or website, reaches out to individuals through volunteer lawyers for legal support and consultation, and offers guidance services for psychological support through volunteer psychologists.

The "Blue Ribbon" campaign, launched to draw attention to all children who are abused and killed in Turkey, is held every year in the second week of July, calling on people from all walks of life to be aware of and conscious about child abuse by wearing a blue ribbon on their wrists.

Activities

 * Organizes interdisciplinary congresses, conferences, seminars, training sessions, and other meetings on child abuse and neglect,
 * Publishes on child abuse and neglect or collaborates with individuals or organizations that do,
 * Supports studies and scientific research on child abuse and neglect,
 * Cooperates with both national and international organizations and real and legal persons for its purposes,
 * Uses mass media to create public awareness about preventing child abuse and neglect, collaborating with relevant organizations,
 * Provides consultancy to individuals and organizations working in the field of child upbringing and education when necessary,
 * Collaborates with organizations protecting children's rights,
 * Supports victims in complaints, follow-ups, and all legal processes related to child abuse, and follows up on related procedures,
 * Establishes economic enterprises if necessary to achieve its goals.

Board of directors

 * President - Saadet Özkan
 * Vice President - Yücel Ceylan
 * General Secretary - Çığır Balseçen
 * Treasurer - Ozan Kılınç
 * Board Member - Mehmet Bakay