“Healthy family – healthy children! Multidisciplinary support for children of former victims of trafficking and victims of domestic violence.’’

Co-responsibility and collaboration at its best as our colleagues at the “Vatra” Psycho-Social Centre share about their ongoing information and training programmes, as they work to strengthen the capacities of those in the Vlora Municipality, Albania, who are responsible for child protection. Specific to the training held on 21 June last, were the following: identification, referral, management and protection of cases of abused, violated, exploited and trafficked children.

In attendance were cross-sectorial Technical Group members as well as psychologists and social workers from different schools attended the training on the topic “Identification, referral and protection of children, victims/potential victims of trafficking in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures for Protection of Victims/Potential victims of trafficking; the responsibilities of each actor according to this decision.”

The purpose of these trainings, was to strengthen the capacities of all actors responsible for child protection, in terms of identification, referral, management and protection of cases of abused, violated, exploited and trafficked children.

Acknowledgement: This activity was developed in the framework of sub-granting scheme of the project “Strengthening Civil Society to Prevent and Protect Children from Abuse and Violence in Albania” funded by the European Union, and implemented by Terre des hommes in Albania in partnership with the Albanian National Training and Technical Assistance Resource Centre ANTTARC.

 Adapted by Anne Kelleher, RENATE Communications.