A Balkan Insight investigation highlights that the Czech Republic’s child protection system is struggling to safeguard children at risk due to systemic problems including a culture that has historically tolerated corporal punishment, uneven implementation of protections across regions, gaps in cooperation among social services, police, and schools, and insufficient training and resources for professionals to detect and prevent violence against children. The article underscores concerns that many cases of abuse go unrecognized or unaddressed early, leaving vulnerable children—including those without adequate family care or in precarious family situations—exposed to harm and calls attention to recent legal reforms and the need for stronger preventive measures and support structures.