Citizen in Denmark - Ny i Danmark

Help for children and families with problems.It is the parents’ responsibility to care for theirchildren and create a stable environment fortheir upbringing. Society does not interfereunless there is a suspicion that the child’s welfareis at risk.FAMILYIf there are problems, the municipal authoritycontacts the family and tries to help solve them.The family or a family member can also seekhelp. This is a collaborative effort between theauthority and the family. Help consists of differentforms of family support.If parents fail in their duty to such an extent thatthe child can not thrive or develop properlywithin the family, the child is placed in alternativecare outside the family. This can happen withthe parents’ consent or take the form of forcedremoval. The child can be placed in an institutionor in foster care for a period of time. For example,this might be because the parents hit the childor because they are unable to care for the childproperly. Young people with serious socialproblems or who have become involved in crimeand whose parents are unable to care for them,can be placed in special institutions. Here, theyget help to start an education or find a job.67