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UPDATED 27.03.2020
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Xenia Apostola
“One child lived at the hospital for thirteen years”
The Head of the Aghia Sofia Children’s Hospital Social Services talks about the children stranded in paediatric hospitals, the training of health experts to deal with abuse, and the heavy toll of austerity on welfare.Read the storyN U
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UPDATED 06.03.2020
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Panayiotis Altanis
“The greatest means of pressure are the problems themselves”
The former President of the Centre for Social Solidarity led the team that drafted the first Action Plan for Children, in 2008. Over ten years later, most of his proposals have not been implemented — although “progress has been made”.Read the storyN U
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UPDATED 06.03.2020
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Giorgos Moschos
“When you first walk into an institution, you are confronted by a multitude of spectres”
The former Children’s Ombudsman, who served in the position from 2003 to 2018, speaks aboutRead the storyN U
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UPDATED 06.03.2020
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Giota Manthou
“In recent years the state has given weight to issues of child protection”
The Director of Operations of the National Centre for Social Solidarity (EKKA) speaks about the centre’s role in child protection and her belief that improving the system is possible.Read the storyN U
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UPDATED 02.03.2020
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Marianna Kolovou
“Sexual abuse cases are on the rise”
Ms Kolovou is a social worker and coordinator of House of Arsis, a Thessaloniki shelter for mistreated or neglected children and teenagers, as well as children victims of trafficking and exploitation. The shelter accommodates boys and girls aged 5 to 18 years[...]Read the storyN U
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UPDATED 01.03.2020
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Anta Kafasari
“Here, we all know each other”
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UPDATED 01.03.2020
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Nikos Ignatidis
“Isn’t there someone who should apologize?”
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UPDATED 01.03.2020
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Vaso Evaggelou
“We have no education”
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UPDATED 01.03.2020
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Popi Emmanouil
“There is no safe distance in small communities”
As the one-person social services for the remote island of Leros, Popi Emmanouil has experienced first-hand how the lack of a concise child protection system affects the areas of Greece that were never a high priority for the state.Read the storyN U
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UPDATED 21.02.2020
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The Children and the State
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An investigation into the failures of the child protection system in Greece.Read the storyU
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