In Irkutsk, a seminar for foster and guardian families was held for the first time at a children's clinic, with 80 families from the Leninsky district taking part. Parents were told about medical and social support for children, exams at the Health Center, and preparation for the new school year, and were given unique regional certificates for a package of medical services from specialists. At the end, children and parents were congratulated on the start of the school year and given school gifts.
For the first time, a seminar for foster and guardianship families was held at the children’s polyclinic of OGAUZ “Irkutsk City Hospital No. 8.”It was organized by the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Irkutsk Region, Svetlana Semenova, the department of the Ministry of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship of the Irkutsk Region for Guardianship and Trusteeship of the City of Irkutsk, with the support of the committee for the administration of the Leninsky District of the Irkutsk City Administration.
80 families living in the Leninsky District took part in the seminar. They were addressed by the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Irkutsk Region, Svetlana Semenova, the deputy chair of the committee for the administration of the Leninsky District of the Irkutsk City Administration, Tatyana Edelman, and representatives of guardianship and trusteeship authorities. Doctors told parents about the medical and social support of children and teenagers from guardianship and foster families, their examinations at the Health Center, and the organization of proper preparation of children for the new school year, with the presentation of certificates for a range of medical services provided by specialized doctors.
Such certificates have no analogues in the Irkutsk Region and will become a very important support for those who have decided to devote their lives to children left without relatives.
At the end of the meeting, the organizers congratulated the children and parents on the upcoming new school year and presented school gifts.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk City Administration.