Challenges for foster care of children in the Province of Bolzano

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1 Abteilung 24 - Familie und Sozialwesen Amt Familie, Frau und Jugend Ripartizione 24 - Famiglia e politiche sociali Ufficio Famiglia, donna e gioventù Challenges for family foster care of children in the Province of Bolzano: trend analysis Foto: LPA-Pernter Sabine Krismer

2 The main actors of the child foster care network in the Province of Bolzano Autonomous Province of Bolzano - Family, women and youth office District communities/social service company of Bolzano with the respective district social services Organizations of the social private sector (associations, family counselling offices) Juvenile justice of Bolzano

3 The District communities and Social service company of Bolzano Alta Val d Isarco Val Pusteria Val Venosta Burgraviato Valle Isarco Salto-Sciliar AS SB ASSB = Social service company of Bolzano Oltradige-Bassa Atesina Reference: Wikipedia, South Tyrol

4 Area of basic social-pedagogical assistance Number of assisted persons: Resident population 2012 Number of resident children 2012 Number of looked after children ,9% 1,87% Children Adults/Elderly people Total Reference: Sipsa, Sozinfo Case - case documentation

5 Foster care of children (I) Number of children placed in foster care and of foster families and carers: Number of children placed in foster care Number of foster families/carers Reference: Sipsa, Sozinfo Case - case documentation

6 Foster care of children (II) Number of children placed in foster care divided into full-time and part-time foster care: Children placed in foster care Full-time foster care Part-time foster care Total Reference: Sipsa, Sozinfo Case - case documentation

7 Foster care of children (III) Number of full-time* placed children based on the duration of foster care: * the data of 2005 includes also the number of part-time placed children < 1 year 1-2 years (3 years related to 2005 and 2006) 2-4 years (> 3 years related to 2005 and 2006) > 4 years Reference: SIPSA, Sozinfo Case- case documentation

8 Foster care of children (IV) Number of children placed in foster care divided by age: 2011 and % 90% 80% 1,5 26,5 35,8 8,6 11,6 22,1 18,2 70% 60% 50% 47,8 34,3 32,2 40% 42,5 30% 20% 10% 0% 24 27,1 16, ,7 7,4 6,4 3,8 1,4 3,3 Part-time 2011 Part-time 2012 Full-time 2011 Full-time to 2 3 to 5 6 to to to and > Reference: Sipsa, Sozinfo Case - case documentation

9 Foster care of children (V) Main reasons of full-time foster care: 2011 and 2012 Difficulties in education 33,5 44,3 Serious problems of one parent 44,7 45,8 Violence/abuse in family 4,7 7,7 Economic problems of the family 3,1 3,9 Other reasons 2,4 5, References: SIPSA, Sozinfo Case - case documentation

10 CHALLENGES Difficulty in finding new foster families and persons (social changes ) Crisis of the foster care model based on solidarity Difficulty in keeping the availability of foster parents constant in time Growing complexity of the cases and assisted family situations Time limit of the two years imposed by the national law Assessment of the foster care suitability in case of foster to relatives within the 4th degree

11 POSSIBLE INTERVENTION MEASURES AND NEEDS FOR DEVELOPMENT Intensification of information and awareness activities Strengthening of the training of foster families and persons (both basic and during the fostering) Development of association activity in this field Experimentation with new forms of foster care (professional foster families, homocultural fostering, families for emergencies) Further development of the assessment of the foster care suitability in case of kinship within the 4th degree Intensification of the support phase of foster families and persons Developing a common culture and language: foster care as a preventive measure

12 Thank you for your attention Foto: LPA-Pernter Contacts: Sabine Krismer Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Ufficio Famiglia, donna e gioventù sabine.krismer@provinz.bz.it 0471/418238

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