Growing up safe

A child should feel safe at all times, no matter if it is playing outside, at school, at the sports club or at home. In addition to a safe physical environment, it is also important to create a safe digital environment for youth.

Secure bonding

  • At increased risk:
    • Movement Limburg against child abuse
  • In case of problems:
    • Support parent
      A support parent is a volunteer who cares for a child one or two half-days a week. This gives parents some time for themselves. Parents who need support cannot always fall back on their own network. This can lead to stressful situations. 
    • Support@home
    • Support Center for Informal Caregivers
      The Support Center for Informal Caregivers provides guest lessons in schools. During these lessons, the topic of informal care is highlighted in a playful way, with the aim of making the topic easily discussable and offering support to children and young people.

Positive parenting/safe home situation

  • For all:
    • CareFree
      The free and anonymous app CARE-FREE was developed for and by young people ages 10-18 and older. The app CARE-FREE provides information about child abuse and what you can do if you are worried about yourself or another person. 

Safe school environment

  • For all:
    • HALT education for students and parents in primary and secondary schools
  • At increased risk:
    • HALT consultation hours at VMBO
  • In case of problems:
    • Class storm/ring approach

Secure digital environment

Pro social behavior

  • For all:
    • Street Coaches
      The street coaches make the living, working and playing environment safer by engaging in conversation with concerned youth and stepping over thresholds. Togetherness and understanding between different cultural and ethnic groups are key.
    • Youth enforcers
      A youth enforcer is more than a regular youth enforcer. The youth officer is also a specialist in monitoring youth groups and makes contact with a youth group as a tool to bring the youth group into Map Even with a very troublesome youth group, the youth boa knows what is needed to maintain and, if necessary, restore contact.
    • Ambulatory Youth Work
    • Halt Foundation
  • At increased risk:
    • Resilience training (MBO)
  • In case of problems:
    • Task force on juvenile underminers

Social connection

  • For all:
    • Ambulatory Youth Work