Question 28599 — children

Summary

Ms. Valérie Boyer draws the attention of the Secretary of State to the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the conditions of children and young adults in child welfare services (ASE) in France and particularly in Marseille. In total, 300,000 minors are supported by the ASE in France. Half of these children are followed by an educator while remaining with their families, the other half are placed with foster families. or in homes. But, with the current epidemic and health crisis, these services are suffering even more from the lack of resources and specialized personnel (educators, psychologists, etc.) that they normally deplore. Indeed, in certain departments, homes find themselves with 50% fewer staff. The lack of supervisory staff and the suppression of educational, sporting and cultural activities are deteriorating considerably the monitoring and support of placed children. At the same time, containment measures impact the functioning of the courts. Also, many magistrates have suspended the visiting and accommodation rights of these children with their parents. Slowness revealed by Marseille lawyer Maître Michel Amas who recently questioned the Minister of Justice. These decisions expose these children to almost total abandonment within institutions. It therefore seems essential to allow an early return of children to their families when they already have visitation and accommodation rights on weekends and school holidays, and therefore do not present imminent danger for them. In addition to this, the health crisis accentuates the difficulties encountered by young adults from ASE services. In fact, each year, several thousand children placed reach the age of majority. Due to a lack of resources and monitoring, many people find themselves overnight without resources or support, forced to live on the street. This is particularly what the president of ADEPAPE 13 (the departmental support association for people in child protection), Hamza Bensaten, reports. With the health crisis that France is going through, the unsanitary living conditions in which The lives of some of these young people expose them more to the epidemic. Observations which recall the failures of the State in supporting departmental child welfare services, which the associations are unable to compensate for. This is why the MP would like the Secretary of State to commit to providing greater support to the departmental child welfare services in order to enable better initially supporting young adults. Secondly, it recommends encouraging an early return of children to their families - when this is possible and does not pose a danger to them - during the duration of confinement. Especially since some of these children and their families are demanding an early return. She would like to know his position on the subject.

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