This Monday, November 20, 2023, Elisabeth Borne unveiled her new plan to combat violence against children. Here are the 22 proposals presented by the Prime Minister.
On the occasion of International Children’s Rights Day, this Monday November 20Elisabeth Borne unveiled the new plan for fight against violence against children, for the period 2023-2027. This plan was presented to 11 ministers for children. It is the result of extensive work over three years by an independent Commission. This plan includes 22 measures, divided into four major axes. To know : strengthen the means to identify situations of violence, improve the care of children, better train And educate about violence and finally, raise awareness among a wide audience.
The first step of the plan therefore consists of better identifying violence against children. To achieve this, the government intends increase the number of agents who collect testimonies from children. Particularly via the crisis lines 119 And 3018. But also those of the cell Signal-Sports for sexual violence in sport. Ofmin “will count soon 80 police officers and gendarmes“, indicates Elisabeth Borne and the number of judicial police officers responsible for investigations to detect violence will be multiplied by 5.
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New measures to combat violence against children
Élisabeth Borne also indicated that she knew “the role of the keys to pediatric reception units for children in danger (UAPED)” and so “continue their deployment with one unit per court by 2027”. The plan provides that the status of the ad hoc administrator is revalued, and that the device “protected health” be generalized. This system allows children to benefit from a complete care pathway for 3 years. Finally, the amount allocated to children with disabilities affected by violence will be doubled.
To better train agents, “interdepartmental training plan will be launched (…) it will be devoted to all the ways of identifying forms of violence”, specifies the Prime Minister. At school, will be offered new sex life education programs. A young adult autonomy pack for young people leaving child welfare (ASE) will be automatically paid when the child reaches the age of majority. The amount of this “financial boost” is set at 1,500 euros. Finally, to raise awareness of violence, an awareness campaign will be launched in 2024, focused on sexual violence committed in the sporting environment, which concerns 1 in 7 children. “We have a duty towards children: to protect them”, concludes Elisabeth Borne.
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