Missing boy in Aalen: Youth welfare office takes responsibility!

Michael W., an eleven -year -old boy, was reported on December 27th as missing and found in Aalen on January 4th. He rang the doorbell at the door of an apartment building and was accommodated by the police in a children's and youth facility on the instruction of the youth welfare office. For data protection reasons, the youth welfare office cannot provide any information about the boy.

The in -care take -up, which took place in the case of Michael W., means the preliminary admission of children and adolescents in emergency situations by the youth welfare office. These measures take place when the child asks for care or there is an urgent danger to his well -being. In the Ostalbkreis, where the incident occurred, the number of inauguration has remained constant for years: 112 in 2022, 82 in 2023 and 81 in 2024. In the region, twelve places are available at three locations for inauguration. Foster families alternate every 14 days to take smaller children into care.

Details on in -care taking

The period of taking in bids can take to twelve weeks from one day, in special cases also longer. Most of the inauguration lasts between a week and four weeks. The child's school attendance is often suspended in the first few days during the inauguration, after which an attempt is made to continue the school attendance. Around 220 young people currently live in foster families in the Ostalb district. Inobhut take care either by return to the parents or through a inpatient youth welfare measure. A child can return when the child's welfare is eliminated, often as part of a child protection concept. If a lack of participation is determined, the family court can be switched on.

unaccompanied minor refugees represent a relevant case group. In 2022, 168, in 2023 188 and last year 132 unaccompanied minor refugees were taken into care. There are ten places for this group at two locations.

In 2023, the number of children and adolescents taken into official care reached a new maximum value. This increased by 12 percent to a total of 74,600 cases compared to the previous year. The main cause of the climb is unaccompanied by minors from abroad. This was followed by 53 percent of the inauguration of the inauguration, 33 percent were preliminary inauguration immediately after entry and 20 percent regular inauguration after nationwide distribution.

Without unaccompanied minors, the number of inauguration fell by 7 percent. 36 percent of the inauguration was preceded by an urgent risk to child welfare, while 11 percent of the cases were reported to the youth welfare office by the children or adolescents concerned.

Most common reasons for inauguration are the overwhelming parents (22 percent), indications of neglect (10 percent) and signs of physical abuse (9 percent). The average duration of in -taking is 50 days, with about 31 percent of cases ending in less than a week. 23 percent will return to their previous place of residence after taking into account, while 47 percent are accommodated in a new location.

The information mentioned about Michael W. come from tagesschau.de come.