The Deputy Minister of Social Affairs, Domna Michailidou, spoke to SKAI and the show “Mismatches” about the protocol of the structures hosting children, as well as the program followed by the 14-year-old girl from the structure in Nea Smyrni, who was the victim of a new case of pimping.

According to Mrs. Michailidou, the protocol in the accommodation structures provides, for children under 15 years of age, going out 2-3 times a week, exclusively accompanied by a member of the structure, or a relative recognized by the structure.

The context of the outing and its frequency is the exclusive decision of the scientific council of each structure, taking into account the psychological state of each child individually.

For children over 15 years of age, the scientific council of the structure meets again.

“If the child has found his inner balance and is cooperating, he can get out of the structure on his own depending on what the board has decided. If, based on his personal experiences, he is psychologically unstable, then he goes out with the presence of an escort (a member of the structure, or a relative),” said Ms. Michailidou and continued by saying that this is a structure with “very difficult cases of girls”.

The 14-year-old girl, according to the deputy minister, comes from “a large family and an extremely abusive environment”.

He was monitored by a child psychiatrist, a psychologist, a social worker, he did sessions at KETHEA, courses against electronic crime and therapy through art.

Her 16-year-old sister is also in the same accommodation facility.

The 14-year-old, according to Mrs. Michaelidou, has been in the structure since September, but in the last month she was not cooperating with the experts and started to run away.