Educational child and youth protection services

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

The term "child and youth protection" refers to a wide range of regulations and measures that help to protect children and young people from dangers to their well-being. Young people are entitled to healthy mental, physical and psychological development as well as protection from physical and emotional neglect, maltreatment and sexual abuse.

There are potential risks in many different areas of life, such as alcohol, tobacco and drug consumption, as well as the misuse of medication, eating disorders and other addictive substances.
Children and young people are also threatened or affected by violence in all its forms, from which they need to be protected.
Due to technological developments, there is also a risk of harm from the media, including the internet, computers and music.

Special information for Administrative District Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

At the level of the Eifel district of Bitburg-Prüm, the main aim is to bundle the tasks and interests of youth protection in such a way that clear responsibility for this area is established and the necessary cooperation and communication between the relevant institutions is ensured.

Legal protection of children and young people

The statutory protection of minors, also known as the controlling and regulating protection of minors, comprises the area of work of "classic youth protection" and thus measures that work towards compliance with statutory provisions.

At district level, the Youth Welfare Office, in cooperation with the local regulatory authorities and the police, has the task of ensuring that children and young people are kept away from influences that are harmful to young people by means of advice, education and checks in the relevant establishments. The best known of these are certainly the regulations on staying in restaurants and bars or on the sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products to children and young people. But the Youth Welfare Office is also active in other areas. For example, harmful influences from the Internet, magazines and music and image carriers with content that glorifies violence and pornography, which are responded to with indexing applications to the responsible institution (Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Young Persons).

The legal basis for the work in the area of statutory youth protection is not only the Youth Protection Act, but also a large number of other laws (e.g. youth employment protection law, §§ 130f. StGB, §§ 174-184c StGB, etc.).

The Youth Welfare Office is responsible for the following tasks

Advising independent youth welfare organizations and event organizers of all kinds to ensure that events are held in a youth-friendly manner
Development, procurement and distribution of information and work materials
Monitoring the market and submitting applications for media harmful to minors to the Federal Review Board for Publications Harmful to Young Persons
Participation in youth protection control measures

You can also contact the Youth Welfare Office if you wish to report any infringements.

Educational child and youth protection

The legal basis for the educational protection of children and young people can be found in Sections 2 (2) and 14 of the Child and Youth Welfare Act - Eighth Social Code (SGB VIII) and Sections 15 et seq. State Act on the Implementation of the Child and Youth Welfare Act (AGKJH) Rhineland-Palatinate. This component of youth protection covers all measures and services that either enable children and young people to deal with potential sources of danger on their own responsibility or support those in contact with children and young people (parents, educators, teachers) in assuming responsibility for the well-being of the people entrusted to their care.

Educational child and youth protection therefore has more of a preventative function, in that action is always taken on the basis of concretely observable potential dangers before the "child has fallen into the well". It focuses on the areas of addiction prevention, violence prevention, media education and health education. Social developments and changes are always monitored to determine the extent to which they give rise to new or additional need for action in child and youth protection measures.

You can get support with the following questions from the contact person listed below:

Planning, coordination and implementation of preventive measures and concepts in the areas of children, young people and adults
Development and support of regional and supra-regional as well as cross-border networks (e.g. regional working group on addiction prevention)
Promotion of preventive measures by other organizations
Advising local authorities, institutions, clubs and associations, legal guardians etc. on questions and problems as well as planning measures
Development, procurement, distribution and lending of information/work materials and media.

Youth protection portal

With jugendschutzaktiv.de , the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth has its own Internet portal on the subject of youth protection. The site primarily provides information on the Youth Protection Act and its application. In addition to information for parents, all regulations on the protection of minors that are relevant for employees in retail, restaurants, nightclubs, petrol stations and other establishments are explained.

Youth protection:
Local youth welfare offices
public order offices
Local police stations
jugendschutz.net

Child protection:
Local youth welfare offices
Local offices of the Child Protection Association (see telephone directory under Child Protection Association)
The following institutions in the "Ratgeber Familie", section "Addresses":

Child protection services of independent organizations
Child protection center Mainz
Marriage, family and life counseling centers
Educational counseling centers
Social therapeutic counseling center of FEMMA e.V. Mainz and counseling centers for sexual violence against girls

Further information is also available at www.kinderrechte.rlp.de under the heading "Children's rights".

Special information for Administrative District Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

Person with parental authority in the Youth Protection Act

Under the Youth Protection Act, children and young people are permitted to do many things if they are accompanied by a "person with parental authority" or a "person with parental responsibility". For example, they are then allowed to stay longer in restaurants or, under certain conditions, attend a late show at the cinema.

Only the parents or a guardian are authorized to take care of the child. For certain activities, parents can transfer the educational task, which is part of personal care, to another adult: this is then a person with parental responsibility.

Parents can appoint any person over the age of 18 who is up to the task and who is sure to carry out the task conscientiously. Upon request, the person with parental responsibility must prove that they are of legal age by means of identification and must be able to provide written proof of when, how, for which task and by whom they were appointed. The young person should also carry such written proof with them. A copy of the parents' identity card completes the proof.

In case of doubt, organizers such as restaurant or nightclub owners must request this proof. If the organizer is not convinced, he can ask the parents and have the order confirmed; in case of serious concerns, he is even obliged to do so. However, organizers can also disregard the person with parental authority and thus turn young people away.

Important for parents:

They should know the accompanying person and be able to trust them.
You should make clear agreements with the accompanying person, e.g. about when and how your child will return home.
The person responsible for the child's education must have sufficient educational skills to give the child or young person age-appropriate freedom and at the same time be able to set limits (e.g. alcohol/smoking).

The police and the district youth welfare office point out that the person responsible for education should also have a certain relationship of authority with the young person. An adult friend, for example, is therefore problematic, as the principle of authority cannot apply here.

The person with parental responsibility must be present during the entire stay of the young person and in their immediate vicinity at the event.

The main responsibility remains with the parents despite the parental authority. This includes, in particular, liability consequences, as these are only transferred to the accompanying person to a limited extent.

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Frau Daniela Gladovic

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