A life with the right to social security, education and participation, to a self-determined childhood and the opportunity to develop into an independent personality. Adults, institutions, and society as a whole bear the responsibility to protect children and respect their rights. The Saarland state government has engaged intensively with the topic of children's rights and child protection and is further developing these with today's opening of the statewide Competence Center for Child Protection and Children's Rights,” said State Secretary Bettina Altesleben on the occasion of the opening of the Competence Center for Child Protection and Children's Rights in Saarbrücken.
“Saarland is taking a new path with the law to strengthen children and youth. By appointing the first Child Protection Officer under one roof with the newly established Ombudsman Office for Child and Youth Welfare in a Child Protection Competence Center, protection gaps are to be closed and the work of youth welfare offices in preventing child endangerment supported. Our focus is particularly on improving the use of assistance for children and youth and promoting interdisciplinary exchange as well as targeted cooperation with public and independent youth welfare. Through education, prevention, early detection, and intervention, we can help ensure that children grow up safe and protected and reach their full potential
be able to unfold," adds Kai Frisch, the first child protection officer of Saarland, concluding.
