SOS Children's Village Portugal: Together against the silent threat neglect!

SOS Children's Village Portugal: Together against the silent threat neglect!

As part of a visit to the Vantage Foundation at SOS Children's Village Portugal, the serious effects of neglect on the well-being of children were made aware of the serious effects. According to ots.at is neglected and often ignored threatening emotional damage and long -term development problems. In Portugal, a child is currently growing up every ten minutes without the necessary support, which underlines the urgency of this topic.

Every neglected child is not only damaged at short notice, but often suffers from the consequences for a lifetime. Neglect brings psychological problems, binding disorders and difficulties to build healthy interpersonal relationships. This silent tragedy is often passed on for generations and often remains invisible in society.

The role of SOS Children's Village

SOS Children's Village Portugal has been committed to protecting neglected, abandoned or abused children for more than 60 years. The organization actively works on prevention measures and is committed to comprehensive lobbying to ensure that no child is left behind. The aim is that families are strengthened by education, psychological care and emergency aid and the need for external care is reduced.

In the event of inevitable separations, SOS Children's Village ensures that high-quality care is guaranteed in a caring environment, whereby siblings stay together if possible. The supervisors of the facility receive special training in trauma -related practices in order to offer the children the best possible support.

The initiative of the Vantage Foundation

The Vantage Foundation, which was founded in the McLaren Technology Center in Great Britain in 2023, emphasizes the need to work to combat neglect. This is done in cooperation with different organizations worldwide. The focus is on the stronger legal protection for young people who leave care.

A visit to the Vantage Foundation in Portugal illustrates the common responsibility to bear society for the protection and the well -being of the children. It is important to make the phenomenon of neglect more visible and to take effective measures to combat, since their effects on mental health and the development of children are devastating.

Additional information on emotional neglect can be found in the publications of the child protection department that offer comprehensive insights into the topic. An important approach to combating this problem is to sharpen the general awareness and to develop concrete steps that cause sustainable changes.