Child welfare

2   Children under protection 31 December, by age and type of assistance. 2001
Type of assistance 31 December Total Age
-2 3-6 7-13 14-17 18-19 20-22 Unknown
Total1 25 892 1 655 5 348 10 449 6 563 1 464  406 7
                 
Economic assistance 6 350  265 1 004 2 391 1 944  590  155 1
Kindergarten 3 558  592 2 818  148 - - - -
Person selected to support child 3 366 44  209 1 858 1 078  142 33 2
Supervision 2 753  144  510 1 227  724  122 26 -
Visit home/relief home 7 012  385 1 707 3 680 1 088  119 31 2
Home adviser 1 282  162  318  554  223 21 4 -
Relief institution  163 7 14 71 64 6 1 -
Leisure activity 2 365 5  238 1 585  460 66 11 -
Education/work  181 - - 38 87 45 11 -
Housing  386 6 12 27  128  159 54 -
Parents/child places (incl. maternity home  192 96 46 31 9 7 2 1
Medical examination and treatment  259 17 25 88 98 28 3 -
Treatment of children with special medical needs  189 - 16 81 66 21 5 -
Emergency shelter home  352 61 63  105  107 14 2 -
Foster home outside the family 3 324  131  467 1 292 1 022  293  118 1
Foster home within the family 1 176 35  193  491  368 74 14 1
Reinforced foster home 1 659 71  268  718  513 81 8 -
Children's home 1 225 6 6  192  755  238 28 -
Living/working collective  131 1 - 4 85 37 4 -
Institution for alcoholics and drug addicts  159 7 3 2 87 54 6 -
Psychiatric institution 78 1 7 25 38 6 1 -
Psychiatric hospital 20 - - 10 9 1 - -
Other assistance 9 327  548 1 555 4 051 2 610  438  123 2
1  Each child may have several types of assistance. Hence, the sum of types of assistance is larger than the number of child who have received assistance.

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