Educational child and youth protection
Children and young people are exposed to dangers in their development process that are not always clearly recognisable to them or their parents. The aim of youth protection is to inform children and young people, as well as parents, teachers, social workers and educators, about these dangers and to provide suggestions and advice on how such dangers can be averted.
Educational child and youth protection mainly provides and organises services for children, young people, parents, grandparents and other guardians.
In addition to individual counselling and educational offers outside of school, these also include participation in major events, themed leisure activities and cooperation with independent organisations and public institutions.
The programmes are designed to enable young people to protect themselves from harmful influences and to teach them the ability to make critical and decision-making decisions and to take responsibility for themselves and their fellow human beings.
Parents and other guardians can inform themselves and thus better protect children and young people from harmful influences.
In the brochure "Chemnitz macht jung" you will find an overview of projects with information and contacts from page 63 onwards.
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Legal basis
The basis for the assistance provided by the child and youth protection services in Chemnitz are Section 14 SGB VIII, the Youth Protection Act (JuSchG), the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media (JMStV) and the Youth Employment Protection Act (JArbSchG).
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and on 0800 111 0 333
nationwide via German landlines and mobile phones anonymously, confidentially and free of charge.
For children and young people of all ages
Monday to Saturday 14:00-20:00.
The children's and young people's helpline, which is run by AWO KV Chemnitz e. V. in cooperation with Nummer gegen Kummer e. V., is the point of contact for children and young people for all issues.
The Child and Youth Helpline (KJT) is a low-threshold, open, anonymous and confidential counselling service. The telephone counselling service for children and young people is both a preventative conversation service and an offer of help in crisis situations. Children and young people can use the child and youth helpline regardless of their origin, gender, social, cultural, ideological and religious background.
Health and addictive behaviour
The educational child and youth protection service provides advice and information on healthy development, addiction and drugs, eating disorders, gambling addiction, internet addiction, etc.
If necessary, referrals are made to the counselling centres of the City of Chemnitz:
- Office for Health and Prevention of the City of Chemnitz
- Addiction counselling centre of the Adventwohlfahrtswerk
- Specialist centres for addiction prevention in the state of Saxony
Further information:
Violence prevention
In the city of Chemnitz, several services are active that are dedicated to various topics of violence prevention and provide appropriate services for children and young people and their parents and carers as well as for professionals.
Workshop for social skills and violence prevention - inpeos e. V. association
Approach: Supporting young people in shaping their team life at school in order to cope better with the challenges of school and to secure a degree. The main tasks include professional socio-educational support in stress and anger situations as well as strengthening the conflict resolution skills, frustration tolerance and group skills of individual young people and expanding the topic-related skills of professionals and parents.
Target group(s):
- Young people aged 6 to 21 in class groups
- Educational professionals, voluntary staff, FSJ volunteers and interns - Development of multipliers
- Parents seeking advice
Homepage: www.inpeos.de
Violence prevention programmes - Regenbogenbus e. V. association
Approach: With a focus on schools, youth centres and boarding schools, the aim is to empower young people to deal with conflicts constructively, to create a positive learning and living environment and to promote respectful interaction with one another. Young people are given the opportunity to train as mediators or arbitrators. For parents and educational professionals, there are offers such as parent information events, counselling/coaching on violence prevention topics and the creation and implementation of intervention measures/action guidelines, e.g. in cases of bullying.
Target group(s):
- Young people up to the age of 27 in day care centres, all types of schools and in (socio-)educationally supervised groups
- Educational professionals, parents, foster parents, legal guardians
Homepage: https://regenbogenbus.de/gewaltpraevention/
FAN project - AWO Soziale Dienste Chemnitz und Umgebung gGmbH
Approach: The FAN Project Chemnitz offers socio-educational work in the football context through outreach youth work and open programmes for young people. Employees accompany young people to Chemnitz FC home and away matches and organise special U16/U18 trips in the FAN-Mobil. In addition to individual case help, counselling and conflict support, the services include sports and leisure activities, educational work and prevention events. As a trustworthy contact and link between fans, clubs, police and other institutions, the project aims to prevent violence, reduce extremist world views, strengthen self-esteem and protect fan culture as a youth subculture.
Target group(s): Football-loving children, teenagers and young adults aged 12 to 27
Homepage: https://www.awo-chemnitz.de/kinder-jugend-familie/fanprojekt
Sex education
Sex education is an increasingly sought-after field of work in educational child and youth protection.
Sexual health education, prevention of infectious diseases, information on HIV and AIDS are just as much a part of this as imparting knowledge about pregnancy and contraception and dealing with prejudices about different sexual lifestyles.
- AIDS-Hilfe Chemnitz
- different people e. V.
- "Von Sinnen" hands-on course for schools, youth leisure centres, educational and vocational training courses
Information on content and award modalities can be obtained from the Office for Youth and Family Affairs
Media
Information and advice on the subject of Internet addiction, other key areas of youth media protection and media skills training, such as Web 2.0, PC games, media congruence and mobile phones as multifunctional devices, can be obtained from the Department of Educational Child and Youth Protection.
The media projects of the city of Chemnitz offer information, projects and events in the media of radio, film and computer.
- Creation of own radio plays and radio programmes on Radio T
- Active and creative use of the computer medium at the youth media centre "Bumerang" and the computer club of the YMCA
- The Saxon Children's and Youth Film Service visits day-care centres, after-school care centres, schools and other institutions with mobile screening equipment
The problem of sects
The term "sect" is used colloquially to describe a group that separates or distances itself from large religious communities with its beliefs and has a negative influence on its own members or on society.
The term "conflict-prone religious or ideological group" would be more appropriate here, as it recognises that there can be conflicts both within the group and in the relationship between the group and society. The educational child and youth protection service offers counselling and information on the topic or can refer you to the Protestant contact person for the Chemnitz area.
Contact options and further detailed information on the topic of sects: www.sekten-sachsen.de