The Children’s Platform of Catalonia (PINCat) of the Table of the Third Sector has expressed its concern about the impact of the electoral advance on policies towards children.
I regret the impact of policies on children
The Children’s Platform of Catalonia (PINCat) of the Taula del Tercer Sector has regretted the impact that the electoral advance has on policies towards children, especially those who are in a vulnerable situation. The organization has highlighted the strategy to fight child poverty, which had to be presented in the summer, as one of the measures that has been suspended due to the elections. This represents an obstacle for prevention and coordinated intervention in this problem. The Platform is now wondering what will happen to all the work done so far (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
Child poverty in Catalonia
According to the organizations, one in three Catalan children is in a situation of poverty or exclusion. In addition, in the last seven years, the risk of poverty or child exclusion has not dropped below 30%, according to Idescat data. This shows that child poverty is a persistent reality in Catalonia. The Children’s Platform of Catalonia insists on the importance of not abandoning the strategy to fight child poverty and of continuing to work to improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable children (https://www.softcatala.org/resum- of-texts-in-catalan/).
Other measures affected by the elections
In addition to the strategy to combat child poverty, other measures in the field of childhood and adolescence have been suspended due to the elections. This includes the review of the portfolio of services in this area, the strategy for the recognition of educational leisure, the draft decree for the update of benefits linked to childhood, adolescence and youth, and the implementation of the Law for comprehensive protection of children and adolescents against violence. The deployment of the National Mental Health Pact and other educational improvement measures are also at risk (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
Complaint to the current Government in office
The Children’s Platform of Catalonia calls on the current Government in office to advance everything possible for children and adolescents. In addition, it asks the future executive that, as soon as the legislature begins, resume with speed and agility the measures that have been stopped due to the elections.
