Ordinance published by the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights in the Official Diary of the Union of today (29) institutes the House for Children and Adolescentsthe name adopted for integrated care centers aimed at victims or witnesses of violence against this public.
The creation of the centers was foreseen in the National Plan to Combat Violence against Children and Adolescents (Planevca), launched by the folder in April.
Ordinance 1,235 defines integrated care centers as “public equipment that bring together, in the same physical space, programs and services aimed at protecting and assisting children and adolescents who are victims or witnesses of violence through specialized multidisciplinary teams”.
The cost of the technical teams that will provide assistance in these places will be in charge of the federative units; of the municipalities; and the “other organs of the justice system”. The National Secretariat for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights will be responsible for coordinating the sharing of methodology for the implementation and development of such centers.
The ordinance presents, in annex, the form for adhesion of managers interested in adopting the methodology, which must be done by the respective local secretariats aimed at promoting the defense of the human rights of children and adolescents.
The form was also made available on the internet and can be accessed through the site of the National Human Rights System. It is necessary to indicate, in the adhesion form, those responsible for the articulation and implementation of the actions.
The ordinance also presents powers to be exercised by the National Secretariat for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, as well as by states, municipalities and the Federal District, if they choose to adhere to the program.
In addition, it describes the composition of the committees linked to the Casa da Criança e do Adolescente, as well as lines of action and purposes, with a view to articulating, mobilizing, planning, monitoring, implementing and managing the centers.
