Alarming numbers: Hessen fights against child welfare!
Alarming numbers: Hessen fights against child welfare!
In Hesse, child protection is currently the focus of the political agenda, and for good reason. The number of reported cases of child welfare has reached an alarming high last year, with over 6,198 registered cases - an increase of more than ten percent. This was announced by the Hessian Family Minister Diana Stolz (CDU) in her first government declaration.
The minister said that the company and the state have to take the topic of child protection more seriously. In her speech, she emphasized that many cases that fall under the term "child welfare" often belong to domestic violence, abuse or neglect. In particular, she criticized that the protection of the affected children is "under the radar" and asked for more attention to this topic, also in terms of internet crime.
setup of a childhood house
A central element of pride 'plans is the establishment of a new childhood house in Northern Hesse. These facilities, already practiced successfully in Frankfurt, offer traumatized children and adolescents a contact point where they are looked after medically and psychologically. Such a central point of contact avoids that the children have to be examined several times by various institutions, which can often lead to further traumatization.
In the existing child protection outpatient clinic at the University Clinic Frankfurt, various experts work together to offer the children's best possible help. This cooperation relieves those affected and enables traces of violence to be documented. This approach is proud of this approach: "I am deeply convinced of this concept," she said, but emphasized that details about the location in North Hesse still have to be announced.
In the past, the state of Hesse has invested 1.4 million euros in the Frankfurt facility to support such measures. The current operation is funded annually with up to 300,000 euros. The World Childhood Foundation, founded by Queen Silvia von Sweden in 1999, takes over the sponsorship, which takes care of the protection of children in several countries in the world.expanded programs and new positions
In addition to the new institutions, Minister proudly announced that a child protection officer should be appointed to contribute to the implementation of the measures. In addition, a state -related advisory board is set up, which is one of many recommendations from a new state action plan to protect children from sexualized violence.The number of funded “dropins” for parents of newborns will be increased to over 100 this year. These centers are important in order to draw attention to potential hazards at an early stage. In addition, the number of supported family centers that provide various offers for parents will continue to increase.
The political opposition was critical of the announcements. Wiebke Knell from the FDP found that not all problems could be resolved and that the focus should also be on overloaded advice centers. Better equipment of the youth welfare offices is also necessary in order to meet the increasing number of cases.
On the other hand, the Greens drew a positive balance of the government declaration, but emphasized that there was still a lot to do to ensure the protection of children and demanded a "culture of looking" to possible abuses. AfD MP Gerhard Bärsch welcomed the planned location of the new Childhood house, but expressed concerns about ideological sex education in daycare centers, which he considered inappropriate.
The focus on child protection in Hessen is an urgently needed step to help children live in stressful situations. The announcements from the government are a sign of the will to improve the situation, even if the challenges remain great.
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