A.2. Young people in need Policy task Achievement Weakness Recommendation No adequate legal system exists that Decentralize social services so that they are Relieve the burden of economic meets the needs of young people in oriented towards the beneficiaries. hardship and social exclusion foster care or those who leave the Improve legislation for the post care period in for people and create care system, particularly those who people’s lives. opportunities for them to make a exit too early. Adopt a legal act for young people who exit healthier life, away from crime, the system to define the roles of stakeholders to drugs, alcohol and other support young people, in particular with negative phenomena in society. housing and employment. Provide social welfare for young people. Build institutional capacities to track and monitor young people after they leave foster care. Provide adequate and sufficient services. Improve services in accordance with the models offered by NPOs. Undertake advocacy initiatives, including fundraising to expand services. Programmes have been The public institutional care system Create follow-up services for children in foster implemented for rehabilitation exhibits a number of problems with care. of young people who are drug regard to services delivered for Keep children in foster care until the end of users, but such programmes young children. secondary school. remain at a minimum level. Establish day care centres that provide services for young people (14–18 years) and implement employment policies for young people who leave foster care. Support services for children once Provide vocational training options for young they leave the care system are poor people of working age. and fail to cover their needs, Provide vocational training alternatives, especially for employment and employment or assistance to families of these housing. children. Young people with a history of Involve a group of young people in the National institutional care suffer from stigma Children's Strategy and in establishment of and discrimination.
A.2. Young people in need Policy task Achievement Weakness Recommendation Relieve the burden of economic hardship and social exclusion for people and create opportunities for them to make a healthier life, away from crime, drugs, alcohol and other negative phenomena in society. No adequate legal system exists that meets the needs of young people in foster care or those who leave the care system, particularly those who exit too early. Decentralize social services so that they are oriented towards the beneficiaries. Improve legislation for the post care period in people’s lives. Adopt a legal act for young people who exit the system to define the roles of stakeholders to support young people, in particular with housing and employment. Provide social welfare for young people. Build institutional capacities to track and monitor young people after they leave foster care. Provide adequate and sufficient services. Improve services in accordance with the models offered by NPOs. Undertake advocacy initiatives, including fundraising to expand services. Programmes have been implemented for rehabilitation of young people who are drug users, but such programmes remain at a minimum level. The public institutional care system exhibits a number of problems with regard to services delivered for young children. Create follow-up services for children in foster care. Keep children in foster care until the end of secondary school. Establish day care centres that provide services for young people (14–18 years) and implement employment policies for young people who leave foster care. Support services for children once they leave the care system are poor and fail to cover their needs, especially for employment and housing. Provide vocational training options for young people of working age. Provide vocational training alternatives, employment or assistance to families of these children. Young people with a history of institutional care suffer from stigma and discrimination. Involve a group of young people in the National Children's Strategy and in establishment of