Helsinki expects the al-Hol camp returns children – child protection and children's clinic are ready to alone or a mother with the arrival of children receiving

ilta-sanomat reports today (you move to another service), that leaves according to information received by Helsinki child protection workers are already aware, what are the names of women and children in al-Hol camp is coming to Finland.

the Helsinki child welfare director of Saila moor on tell you now disdain for what's going on.

Is it true that the Helsinki child welfare workers already know who the al-Hol camp returning are?

I can't comment on individual customers, but more generally, I can tell you that Helsinki social services and health is already an end since the spring prepared for the fact that the Syrian fighting in the region could return to helsinki of children and mothers.

– we've prepared a variety of return options, so that the child can come alone or with their mother and that they can come singly or in larger groups. We have done many professional cooperation together with the police and ministries, so that we are able to be prepared for it, if such a situation comes.

–the Goal is, that if Finland and Helsinki back to these kids, that they adjust to normal everyday life here in Finland and receive the support of the necessary social and health services, as well as all other children and young people.

How much helsinki is returning to the al-Hol camp?

the kind of thing I can't take a position.

Whether the majority of the camp returning helsinki?

I don't take any position at all to Helsinki, possibly returning the amount.

Is already a named social worker who would organize the children and mothers services?

we've gathered together the main authorities, who would come to arrange services. The key child health clinics, school health services, mother's normal health and then, of course, children's social care services.

– Each service is assessed individually. We have the capacity to organize the individual needs services.

Is it possible that the child will become child welfare clients immediately when he came in? Is one of prepared?

– we've prepared pretty normal for child protection services. So when a child protection notification or needs for child protection will otherwise data, so that stage are assessed as soon as the urgent needs for child protection. If urgent need is not, so then made a child welfare services assessment of service needs, which lasts about three months. Its context is estimated to more specific needs for child protection.

Are your plans in particular, become more active lately? Ilta-sanomat also including the social authorities should be seen at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.

we have made quite an intense preparation since the summer, i.e. several months.

Do you to private specific data on persons al-Hol camp is, or what age and the name of mothers and children is to Helsinki coming?

– I can't take a position on any individual client matters.

so you know about it, even if you can't tell it?

we're prepared for the fact that the Al-Hol camp arrived mothers and children in Helsinki.

whats your opinion about that should I camp to get children without mothers in Finland?

– ministries to take a position on how the al-Holilla of children's rights are safeguarded and how the potential return will be held.

– it Is important that the child's right to life is ensured and at the moment conditions in al-Hol camp are the child's point of view unsustainable. It is important to take all measures that could ensure children's access to safe conditions.

If this would be possibly a custody of the children, so whether, in their view, already been places, or families, which they can be placed?

– I can't take a position on any individual child's situation.

go to about a possible custody normal formula?

– Possibly back to Helsinki with children receiving normal social and health care services.

Whether the recent stir and the situation changed from your side plans?

No fuss not affect our resource regeneration we. Ministries are responsible for the potential returns, and for us it is important that we make provision for it.

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Thus, the dispute over the al-Hol of the children mixed the ministry of foreign affairs – all This we know stir in the stages now

Finland has a "fairly precise" plan, how al-Hol campers would be transferred to Finland,

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