More than 53 thousand cases of protection of children and youth in ... - Daily News - Funchal

Commissions protection of children and young people followed 53,494 cases of danger in the first six months of this year, 1,328 more compared with the same period last year, according to the official report.

This increase, according to the semiannual report of the judicial activity of the Committees for the Protection of Children and Youth (CPCJ) to the Lusa had access, stems from the number of cases brought forward, brought the first and still processes reopened.

This upward trend has already been observed in the annual report 2012. In the document it is explained that this is a consequence of increased compulsory education up to 18 years, expanding the universe of young people and situations dangers susceptible intervention committee.

As in previous reports, the mid-year review reveals the continued prevalence of higher education, as the entity that most danger signal to CPCJ, that number increased in the first half of 2013.

In 2012, 4,533 schools made signs (27.9 per cent) and the first six months of 2013 signaled 5,480 children and young people (31.6 per cent).

increased compulsory schooling and signaling activity of cases of danger from schools is also the explanation provided in the document for greater representation of signaling in young people between 15 and 21 years old.

On the other hand, there was a decrease in signaling by parents / caregivers.

exposure to models of behavior that may compromise the welfare of the child is the most dangerous situation signaled to CPCJ representing 25.4% (3,598 cases) of the total, while the negligence which arose firstly decreases appearing now in 3rd place with 20.7% of the signals (2,932 cases).

situations that compromise the right to education is the second most dangerous situation signaled to CPCJ, representing about half of the issues flagged for young people between 15 and 18 years with proceedings.

The data also reveal that decreased as a percentage and in absolute terms, the situations of physical mistreatment (2012: 6.1% / 874 for 2013: 5.5% / 782).

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had also decreased psychological mistreatment (2012: 3.8% / 549 and 2013: 2.8% / 398).