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SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION 17-19 OCTOBER 2012, DURBAN, SA Parallel Session 3 REFERRAL MECHANISMS & CASE MONITORING Name : Catalina Florea Organisation : Asociatia Telefonul Copilului (Romania) Position : Executive Manager. WHO WE ARE. Our vision: all children deserve to be happy
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SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION 17-19 OCTOBER 2012, DURBAN, SA Parallel Session 3 REFERRAL MECHANISMS & CASE MONITORING Name: Catalina Florea Organisation: Asociatia Telefonul Copilului (Romania) Position: Executive Manager
WHO WE ARE • Our vision: all children deserve to be happy • Our mission: ensuring an immediate and real support to children, through free assistance at 116 111 • non-governmental organization, which offers the services of the Romanian Child Helpline, the national first aid phone line, specialisedon child protection issues, the only service of this kind in Romania • the child helpline is a social responsibility initiative, developed thanks to the information and counseling needs, of both children and parents in view of knowing and respecting child rights in Romania. • we provide children with an opportunity to express their concerns, talk about issues directly affecting them and contact someone in an emergency situation
WHO ANSWERS THE CHILD HELPLINE? • professional staff (mainly social workers and psychologists), trained during permanent sessions for both communication with callers through study cases and legislation in force • instruments used in the counselling process: 3 databases – statistical, detailed, juridical
In 2006, Asociatia Telefonul Copilului has developed and established special procedures regarding the referral mechanism and the case management, detailed in MOUs signed with relevant institutions in the field of child rights protection in Romania.
COOPERATION WITH INSTITUTIONS AT THE CENTRAL LEVEL - MOUs • The Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection - Child Protection General Direction • The Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports • The General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police • The Romanian Office for Adoptions • The Children’s National Council
COOPERATION WITH INSTITUTIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL • The General Directions for Social Assistance and Child Protection (47 in Romania) • The School Inspectorates (47 in Romania) • The County Police Inspectorates (47 in Romania) • The General Direction of Police in Bucharest
REFERRAL & MONITORING SCHEME Emergency call Child Helpline 116 111 consultants Child Helpline 116 111 management The caller’s feedback GDSACP Police School Inspectorates Case monitoring contact person contact person contact person investigation of the emergency call
CASE IN NEED FOR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION
CALLS 2001 - 2012 Calls registered (2001 – 2012) 1.807.644 calls Calls in need for immediate intervention (2001 – 2012) 38.660 calls
Thank you! Asociatia Telefonul Copilului 116 111 Tel / Fax: 0040 21 413 00 11 www.telefonulcopilului.ro Contact person: Catalina Florea catalina.florea@telefonulcopilului.ro Very much