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Domestic violence and alcohol: Experts call for stricter measures to curb excessive drinking
Some seven percent of children and adolescents in Czechia witnessed or directly experienced repeated domestic violence last year, often linked to alcohol consumption.
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Czechia to get Children’s Ombudsman in 2024
Czechia is one of the last countries in the European Union which still lacks a Children’s Ombudsman. The post should be established early next year.
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Study: More than a quarter million people either homeless or facing housing crisis
270,000 people in Czechia are currently either homeless or facing a housing crisis, according to a study commissioned by the Ministry Labour Ministry.
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Growing number of Czech children having post-pandemic mental health problems
The number of adolescents suffering from depression and self-harming has increased steeply in recent years and the number of child psychiatrists is woefully inadequate.
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Non-native pupils dropping out of secondary schools due to language problems
For the children of foreign nationals who have opted to settle in Czechia, integrating is not always as easy as it may seem and the challenges they face can be daunting.
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Growing number of Czech children might have to repeat school year due to Covid
A growing number of first graders in the Czech Republic may have to repeat the school year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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To have something up your sleeve
Hello and welcome to another edition of Sound Czech, a programme in which you can learn new Czech idioms with the help of song lyrics. Today’s song is a duet by the Czech…
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It is a Spanish village to me
Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course in which you can learn new phrases through song lyrics. Today we´ll be listening…
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Tata Bojs
The highly-respected alternative/electronic pop band Tata Bojs recently reissued four of their best-known albums Futuretro, Biorytmy, Nanoalbum and Kluci kde ste? complete…
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Don't push your luck!
Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, in which you can learn new phrases with the help of song lyrics. The song we’ll be listening to is called Pořekadla –…