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Youth Care in Flanders

Youth Care in Flanders. ENSA Youth Collaboration on project and policy level . Youthcare in Flanders (1) . A fragmented landscape. Different policy departments are responsible for the youth care who are organizing separately their services and support

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Youth Care in Flanders

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  1. Youth Care in Flanders ENSA YouthCollaboration on project and policy level

  2. Youthcare in Flanders (1) A fragmented landscape • Different policy departments are responsiblefor the youth care who are organizingseparatelytheir services and support • Needforanintegrated care - ‘decompartmentalisation’ • Project: integratedyouth care

  3. Youthcare in Flanders (2) Integratedyouth care • One gateway for the target groupto the different services • Development of severalinstrumentstofacilitatecollaboration • Client = central, eg clientconsultationwithanexternalchairman

  4. Knowledge Center Social Europe and the Youth Care Sector in Flanders? Knowledge Center Social Europe has twomainactivities Informing the federations of the non profit sector and the Flemishregionalgovernment, amongothersdepartment of wellfare, public health and family, aboutEuropean Policy Informingandsupportingorganizations (both public and private) in European subventionlinesandprojects- in additionto subsidies of the Flemishgovernment  These activities are alsoexecutedfor the youth care sector

  5. Project proposals (1) Culture sensitiveyouth care • Initiativeof integratedyouth care Brussels – Brussels = diverse city • Instrument for the different sectors caringforyouthhowtheycould deal withdiversity • Needforinterculturalintermediairies, how do clientsthinkabout the care they get, needforgoodpractices, peer intervision, training, more diversityamong the youthworkers • Helpdesk

  6. Project proposals (2) Participation of vulnerableyoungsters in policy processes • Empowerment of vulnerableyoungsterstogivethem a full place in the process of decision making andtaking in the hearth of organizationsand on policy level • To exchange anddevelopmodelsaroundparticipation of youngsters • Setting up a regional/national/European network of organizationsthatworks in a participativemannerwithyoungstersgivingthem a voice in policy influencing

  7. Youth Care and European Policy Again a fragmented landscape • Needfor a European Umbrellaorganization (withparticipation of youngsters!) • Question from different angels in Flanders: organization, administration, federation, flemishministry of wellfare, public health and family • Starting a workinggroup in the frame of ENSA?

  8. CONTACT Knowledge Center Social Europe European PolicyJos Sterckx +32 (0) 477 44 97 14, jos.sterckx@kcse.beEuropean projects An Rommel +32 (0) 477 98 54 64

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