By preventing the separation of the child from the family, we ensure that the child remains with the mother, parents or other family members.
What is prevention?
By preventing the separation of the child from the family, we ensure that the child remains with the mother, parents or other family members. The child is ensured a harmonious emotional, intellectual and physical growth due to guaranteeing the basic right to live and develop in the family environment. Prevention of child institutionalization is the protection measure being adopted by the family or the environment close to the family. Thus, the intervention is various, individual and focused on the child’s and the family’s needs.
CCF Moldova/HHC Great Britain is an organization experienced in the field of child prevention, which works since 2007 in different regions of Moldova. It is firmly convinced that an instant intervention (such as prevention) can solve many problems that could have negatively influenced life of thousands of children who are at risk. Thus, CCF Moldova in cooperation with local authorities for child protection consider all the measures required for the early determination of any risk situations that can lead to the separation of children from their parents (Law 140 “On the special protection of children at risk and children separated from parents”).
- When prevention is required?
- financial difficulties in the family/unsatisfactory living conditions
- lack of living space
- parents, former graduates of residential institutions
- single-parent family mother/father
- family with many children
- unwanted/hidden pregnancy
- HIV-infected parents
- undocumented parents/children
- lack of job
- parents abuse/neglect children
- a parent(s) who has (have) gone abroad
- minor parents
- Why prevention is necessary?
- Prevention of child abuse
- Prevention of severe trauma of the child after the separation from the biological family
- Early and urgent actions solve the family crisis and prevent the institutionalization of the child
- Short-term family support in order to avoid possible separation of the child from the family
- Preventive services are cost-effective
- Prevention is the most effective intervention for children and families at risk
Results:
CCF Moldova managed to prevent the separation of more than 2,305 children from their families so far.
We applied our Active Family Support model for prevention. 98% of cases were successful.
