Child protection guideline - Action orientation Acute endangerment
Acute danger - action orientation
Acute danger means taking immediate, concrete action.
This form of risk to a child's welfare exists when immediate action is required to ensure the physical integrity of the child or to prevent serious or permanent physical injury or death.
There are indications of an acute risk to the child's welfare, e.g:
- No food/liquid,
- lack of vital medical care,
- no or unsuitable guardians (e.g. custodians in an acute phase of addiction and/or mental illness),
- suicide announcement,
- dramatic living conditions (e.g. heavily soiled and littered home),
- Child asks for help, no longer wants to go home,
- (repeated) injuries (e.g. fractures, burns, scalds) with an unclear or incomprehensible cause.
The legal guardians are unwilling or unable (lack of acceptance of the problem or unwillingness) to avert the acute danger or accept help.
Call the emergency services on 112 or the police on 110 and report to the youth welfare office (transfer of case responsibility)!
In case of acute danger and immediate need for action, a personal telephone call between the reporter and the specialist of the General Social Service (ASD) or specialist of the Social Pedagogical Child Protection Service (KSD) is mandatory.
The report form must be sent in writing by fax or e-mail to the Social Pedagogical Child Protection Service (KSD). A high-quality report with as much concrete information as possible about the given indications and steps already taken facilitates further processing in the ASD/KSD, especially if the involvement of the family court becomes necessary.
What should the person making the report note down?
- Name of the specialist at the youth welfare office or employee of the police or emergency services,
- Time, date,
- Instructions given by the specialist at the youth welfare office or the police or emergency services.
Child protection guide
To provide guidance on what to do if there are indications that a child's welfare is at risk, the Early Intervention Network, together with its various partners and the Chemnitz Youth Welfare Office, has developed a Child Protection Guide. It is primarily aimed at professionals from youth welfare organisations and people who are entrusted with the care of minors in a professional context.
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Notification to the youth welfare office in the event of acute child endangerment
City of Chemnitz
Youth Welfare Office
Citizens' and administration centre (Moritzhof)
Bahnhofstraße 53 | 09111 Chemnitz
Socio-educational child protection service
Telephone: 0371 488-5160
Fax: 0371 488-5699
E-mail: jugendamt.kinderschutz(at)stadt-chemnitz.de
General social services
E-mail: jugendamt.asd(at)stadt-chemnitz.de
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Tel. 0371 488-5613 | Tel. 0371 488-5638 | Phone: 0371 488-5954 |
| Fax: 0371 488-5699 | Fax: 0371 488-5697 | Fax: 0371 488-5192 |
For reports of acute child endangerment at night or at the weekend, there is an on-call service in the General Social Service (ASD). This means that a member of staff from the Youth Welfare Office is always available.
Telephone numbers in emergency situations
| Institution | Telephone number |
|---|---|
Emergency call police | 110 |
Rescue service | 112 |
Chemnitz Women's Refuge | 0172 3718116 | |
Chemnitz Hospital gGmbH | 0371 333 0 |
DRK Hospital-Rabenstein | 0371 832 0 |
Medical child protection hotline | 0800 1921000 |
Protestant telephone counselling service | 0800 1110111 |
Catholic telephone counselling | 0800 1110222 |
Parents' helpline | 0800 1110550 |
Children's and youth helpline | 116111 |
Weißer Ring e. V. | 116 006 |
Violence against women | 0800 116016 |
Sexual abuse | 0800 2255530 |
Pregnant women in distress (anonymous and safe) | 0800 40420 |