Youth welfare
In Austria, youth welfare refers to the organization of child and youth welfare as a whole. The first youth welfare law in Austria was passed in 1954. In 1989, a much more modern youth welfare law (JWG 1989) was passed, which differentiated between the sovereign authority and so-called independent youth welfare organizations. In 2013, the JWG was replaced by the Federal Child and Youth Welfare Act (B-KJHG 2013).
The tasks and framework conditions are formulated in the B-KJHG 2013 and specified in the respective state laws. Further tasks of child and youth welfare arise from the law on children and the protection of violence.
Organization of youth welfare / child and youth welfare
The organization of child and youth welfare in Austria is subject to both federal and state legislation . In addition to the B-KJHG, a respective state child and youth welfare law has also been passed in the federal states .
The executive action on site takes over the Department Youth and Family of district administration and in cities the responsible magistrate Department. The respective department in a city or state district is subject to the technical supervision of the individual countries.
The organization of child and youth welfare is essentially subject to the requirements of the Austrian Working Group for Child and Youth Welfare (ARGE KJH) , as well as the child and youth welfare advisory boards installed in individual federal states.
literature
Spitzenberger Elfa: Child protection and youth welfare in Upper Austria during the interwar period; In: Upper Austria Regional Archives: Upper Austria 1918–1938, Volume IV; Pp. 206-259
Web links
- ARGE youth welfare
- Child and Youth Welfare Department in the Federal Ministry for Families and Youth