Moldovan government approves action plan on implementing strategy for child protection

13:37 | 31.05.2016 Category: Social

Chisinau, 31 May /MOLDPRES/- The cabinet today approved an action plan on implementing the strategy for child protection for 2014-2020, aimed at redressing problems faced by the family and child.

“There are needed additional actions for implementing policies on more effective protection of child and family”, the Labour, Social Protection and Family Ministry said.

The plan is divided into compartments related to achieve three general goals, as: providing conditions necessary for upbringing and education of children in the family environment (I), preventing and fighting against violence, neglecting and exploiting children, promoting nonviolent practices in upbringing and education of children (II). The third goal is “reconciliation of family life with professional activity for ensuring harmonious development of the child”.

The action plan especially sees continuously reducing the number of children in residential care, optimizing the system of social benefits for supporting family and child protection, developing social service network. Also, it is scheduled the development and implementation of the national programme on parental skills building, holding awareness campaign of society in order to prevent violence and other measures.

(Reporter V. Bercu, editor M. Jantovan)

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