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D. Michailidou: ‘Finally rules in child protection structures’

For the first time, strict specifications and clear criteria for the establishment and operation of Child Protection and Care Units (MOPs) are defined.

MOPs were the only social structures that remained completely unregulated, without specifications and rules of operation. After decades of legal vacuum, the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Domna Michailidou, issued a Ministerial Decision, which pursues two main purposes: within structures to be the best possible. Second, the operation of the structures should be oriented towards the purpose of finding a suitable family for each child who is deprived of his family.

“By establishing rules in child protection structures we achieve two main goals. First, we move from the outdated model of child protection within structures to a child-centered model of finding the right family for them. At the same time, we ensure rules and specifications so that children can “They are in non-institutional, transparent and secure structures. In structures that ensure the best interests of all children. the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Domna Michailidou.

It is reminded that the specifications for the establishment and operation of Child Protection and Care Units (MOPs) were put for the first time in public consultation in February 2022 at www.paidi.gov.gr. The consultation was attended by child protection organizations, such as the Ombudsman, the Regions, Unicef, the Association of Social Workers of Greece, etc.

All the views submitted were evaluated and many of them were adopted, in order to finally ensure the smooth operation of the structures, the optimal provision of services to children, their proper staffing with appropriate staff (social workers, psychologists, carers, etc.) and of course the fastest possible deinstitutionalization of all children.

According to the Ministerial Decision, all structures have a transitional period of one year, so that the structures can adapt to their operating conditions.

At the same time, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is actively supporting deinstitutionalization, through the strengthening of the institution of Assumption, but also the establishment and financing of new programs, such as Semi-Autonomous Living Homes that enable adolescents and adults to move from adolescence to adulthood. in small apartments within cities to eliminate any social stigma and prepare for their autonomous living.

Source: Capital

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