Saxony Strengthens Child Protection: Minimum Amount for Early Intervention Services

Saxony is ensuring the protection of children: To this end, the cabinet has adjusted the programs for preventive child protection and early intervention. In the future, municipalities will be guaranteed a base amount when funds are allocated. “We are securing the basic structures—regardless of population trends—and guaranteeing that every child in the Free State has the same opportunities. Equitable living conditions must not be a matter of demographics,” explained Social Affairs Minister Petra Köpping (SPD).

Through these programs, families receive individualized support thanks to collaboration among professionals from various fields. Family midwives, pediatric nurses, and family mentors visit families directly in their homes to strengthen parents’ parenting skills, officials said. The decline in birth rates and the previous allocation of funds based on population figures had put pressure on the proven structures, officials said. The amendment addresses this issue. This gives every child the chance to grow up healthy.