Actions in Child Protection

  • Developing specialized and urgent foster care measures

    WESTERN BALKANS Montenegro
    Start activities
    15-05-2023
    End activities
    03-12-2023
    Partner Institution
    Institute for Social and Child Welfare [Zavod za socijalnu i dječju zaštitu]
    Type of Assistance
    Policy development
    Code
    2023-03
    Description
    The social and child welfare and protection system implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro is oriented towards the development of social and child protection services to prevent the separation of children from their biological families, guarantee alternative forms of care and achieve reintegration, wherever possible by its international commitments. Ending institutionalisation has been a priority for Europe and is also one of the conditions for accession to the European Union. Experts from Hungary, Croatia, Sweden, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands mobilised by SOCIEUX+ supported the Institute for Child and Social Welfare in the development of a Foster Care Action Plan and the design of a curriculum for the Institute's social workers on foster care competencies.

  • Development of counselling standards and services for children and youth at risk

    WESTERN BALKANS North Macedonia
    Start activities
    04-09-2023
    End activities
    01-12-2023
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP)
    Type of Assistance
    Organisation/business strategy & planning
    Code
    2023-23
    Description
    The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy requested development of counselling standards and services for children and youth at risk implemented in the institution of 25.maj in Skopje. The peer-to-peer technical assistance represented by Croatian, French and Czech expertise allowed to develop a methodology and standards for new services. These standards create an enabling environment for empowerment to the vulnerable youth, children and families at risk and will serve as a pilot project in the country with the possibility for multiplication.

  • Guidelines for tackling cases of school bullying or violence for the Procuradurías for the protection of children and adolescents

    NORTH AMERICA Mexico
    Start activities
    01/10/2020
    End activities
    30/12/2020
    Partner Institution
    National System for Integral Family Development
    Type of Assistance
    Policy development
    Code
    2019-34
    Description
    Only one activity was carried out following a request from Mexico’s National System for Integral Family Development to elaborate and transfer to case managers and prosecutors a set of guidelines for tackling bullying and violence in schools. Experts from Portugal and Spain brought examples from their own systems to the attention of partners and produced a first draft of the guidelines, according to a psycho-social approach incorporated as a basic targeted social service as part of the school system.

  • Support for evaluating the National Strategy for the prevention of bullying and other types of violence

    NORTH AMERICA Mexico
    Start activities
    nov-16
    End activities
    dec-17
    Partner Institution
    National System for Integral Family Development [Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2016-05
    Description
    The Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo de la Familia (SNDIF) requested SOCIEUX+ support to evaluate the National Strategy for the Prevention of Bullying and Other Types of Violence as well as to enhance the capabilities of municipal community agents in their efforts to foster community involvement in order to modify cultural behaviors as to lower the levels of violence. The “Guides” developed by experts from Argentina and Spain, based on the assessment of the National Strategy, are online courses intended to prepare community promoters to the role that the Strategy assigns to them, in connection with the community and families.