CASE. Social assistance for children, a system “out of steam”: a debate at Midi Libre to talk about it

Claire Hédon, Véronique Calueba, Aurélien Robert, Sylvain Loubet et l'adjudante Léa Milheau participent aux prochaines Rencontres d'Occitanie.

Le prochain rendez-vous des Reonctres d'Occitanie, ce jeudi 16 mai, au siège de Midi Libre à Saint-Jean-de-Védas sera consacré à la prise en charge et au suivi des enfants placés à l'aide sociale à l'enfance.

A quarter of the homeless in France come from child welfare. An observation which says a lot about the difficulties encountered by these young people but also by institutions faced with an increasing number of requests. Associations and communities are warning but the problems persist. Lack of places, violence, exhausted staff and difficult to recruit, decisions not implemented: "the system is running out of steam"&nbsp ;denounces Lyes Louffok, child rights activist. Last week, he organized a gathering in memory of the children who died during their placement. Currently in France, 3,300 children in danger are waiting for a place.

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This Thursday, May 16, from 6 p.m. at the Midi Libre headquarters in Saint-Jean-de-Védas, the new meeting of Occitanie meetings will focus on the issue of their care and monitoring.

Five guests at the round table

Are invited: Claire Hédon, rights defender; Véronique Calueba, vice-president of the Hérault Department responsible for childhood and family solidarity; Aurélien Robert, lawyer and president of the Lawyer and Child association; Warrant Officer Léa Milheau, deputy commander of the Family Protection House unit and Sylvain Louvet, journalist.

Registration online by clicking on the following link.

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A meeting for exchange, sharing and reflection, which brings together representatives of jurisdictions, communities and civil society from the region and the national territory, Les Rencontres d’ Occitanie aims to inform, raise awareness and question public opinion, and to allow the emergence of new perspectives. They are organized by the La Dépêche Group Foundation.