File Credits
Authors:
M. Alevizopoulou
Y. Baboulias
M. Panayiotakis
Y. O. Papadimitriou
A. Zenakos
Photos:
A. Zavallis,
Eurokinissi
Translations:
M. Christou
Policy & Bureaucracy
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In the Name of the Father
Despite wide-spread criticism that it prioritises the rights of parents — in fact, fathers — over those of children, the Greek government recently enacted a major reform of family law, radically changing provisions regarding the[...] -
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Despite wide-spread criticism that it prioritises the rights of parents — in fact, fathers — over those of children, the Greek government recently enacted a major reform of family law, radically changing provisions regarding the[...] -
When a Child is Abused, Who Do You Call?
In Greece, just when the State should spread a protective net to break the fall of those most vulnerable, the exact opposite happens: after being abandoned, neglected, or abused by those closest to them, children[...] -
00 of When a Child is Abused, Who Do You Call?
In Greece, just when the State should spread a protective net to break the fall of those most vulnerable, the exact opposite happens: after being abandoned, neglected, or abused by those closest to them, children[...] -
00 of Plans for National Inaction
Every government since 2009 has laid out its own “National Action Plan” on child protection. What they all share is that almost none of their grand designs were ever implemented. -
Plans for National Inaction
Every government since 2009 has laid out its own “National Action Plan” on child protection. What they all share is that almost none of their grand designs were ever implemented. -
Punishing the Victims
For many decades, children in need were seen by Greek authorities mainly as props in the political game, and regarded by the law chiefly as delinquents — actual or potential. Many lingering shortcomings of the[...] -
00 of “We do not need networks, we need institutions”
The eminent psychiatrist and Director of the Mental Health and Social Welfare Department of the Institute of Child Health insists that what is most urgent in the Greek child protection system is for it to[...] -
“We do not need networks, we need institutions”
The eminent psychiatrist and Director of the Mental Health and Social Welfare Department of the Institute of Child Health insists that what is most urgent in the Greek child protection system is for it to[...] -
“If something is not institutionally enshrined, it is pointless”
The former Supreme Court Prosecutor, who also served for years as a Public Prosecutor for Minors, speaks about her extensive experience in office, the shift from delinquency to victimisation, and her contributions to the child[...] -
“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 —[...] -
“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 about -
“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. -
File 01 ID
An investigation into the failures of the child protection system in Greece.