Type:Advocacy
Organization:Childhood 2025 Coalition, National Network for Children, Trust for Social Achievement
Authors:Childhood 2025 Coalition, National Network for Children, Trust for Social Achievement
Year:2025
Summary:The letter expresses the position of civil society organizations and individual members working to support children and families across the country. Concerns are expressed regarding 1) The relocation of children and youth with severe disabilities for the purpose of the planned profiling of residential care for children and adults with permanent disabilities; 2) Disagreement with the application of the sole criterion of age as a basis for relocation; 3) Disagreement with the separation of residential care into care for children with permanent disabilities and care for youth with permanent disabilities; 4) Concern with the termination of contracts with outside social service providers consistent with the new mechanism. The letter calls for open dialogue and consistent action with a clear political commitment to the successful implementation of the reforms in the social services sector.
Purpose:Advocacy for better planning in the best interest of children and youth with disabilities placed in residential care homes, regarding the ongoing annual planning of social services by municipalities, in relation to recent changes in the legal framework. The need for clear instructions to municipalities so as to avoid varying interpretations of legal texts.
Statement regarding the process of developing the Annual Social Services Plan
