Investing in children: urgent appeal in front of the government!

Investing in children: urgent appeal in front of the government!

On December 12, 2024, the Austrian League for Children's and Youth Health, also known as the children's league, will be addressed to the new government. In the festive time, which is traditionally associated with wishes and hopes, Dr.in Caroline Culen, managing director of the organization, emphasizes that now is the right time to create the foundations for a healthy and opportunities of all children in Austria. She demands that investments in youth are not seen as a burden, but as a essential basis for a healthy society and a future worth living. "The health and well -being of children must be treated prioritiously," said Dr. Christoph Hackspiel, President of the Children's League. Both emphasize that children are not small adults and require specific measures.

In order to improve the health and social framework for young people, the children's league presents ten concrete demands, including the opening of a child ministry. This ministry is intended to ensure that the children's concerns are heard at the highest political level. With over 100 member organizations that work in areas such as health care, education and social integration, the children's league has been committed to the best possible conditions for growing up children and adolescents for more than 15 years. "We make defects visible in the care and require social responsibility," explain the representatives of the children's league, while pointing out the urgent need for action, which is required for the future generation, as continued on Kinderjugendgesundheit.at