In the Irkutsk region, the preventive operation Family has begun, aimed at monitoring troubled families and identifying child abuse cases. Juvenile inspectors check such families, and children may be removed immediately or parents given time to improve. Also, schools will hold events for students and parents on how not to become a crime victim.
News headlines have recently been literally filled with reports of child abuse in dysfunctional families. The damaged health and shattered psyches of such children are unlikely ever to be fully restored, so it has been decided to bring the situation under control in the Irkutsk region. The preventive operation “Family” began the day before yesterday.Our children should not grow up in unsanitary conditions and constant fear.
Juvenile affairs inspectors are checking all dysfunctional families. The task is to identify cases of child abuse. In some families, children will be removed immediately; in others, parents will be given time to improve. A children’s rehabilitation center, "Family," is currently operating in the city, and in just the first three months of the year, 19 children have been admitted there.
Also, events will be held in all city schools for students and their parents on the topic “How Not to Become a Victim of Crime.”