Project: RADAR - Running Away: Drivers, Awareness, Responses

#MesDePrevencaoDasFugas Campaign

Description

The aim of the RADAR project is to raise awareness within society, in particular among social actors, of the phenomenon of runaways from home or host institution. In particular, by promoting a shift in approach towards runaways, which is understood not as a behavioural problem, but as a consequence of adverse experiences faced in childhood.

It also aims to collect data from child support lines and to identify best practices in the prevention and protection of children with runaway episodes.

Intervention Area

Social

Target Group

Adolescents and young people who have run away from home or institution; professionals who work with children at risk

General Objectives

Within the scope of research
to understand the adverse childhood experiences that lead children and adolescents to flee;
To collect data from hotlines supporting children from at least 20 EU countries
To determine how protection systems can support the child
To map relevant professionals and stakeholders in different member states to participate in training actions
To identify best practices for the prevention, support and protection of fleeing children
Within the framework of training
To develop working tools for professionals to help them better understand this phenomenon
To organize training activities for professionals
To promote the transferability of good practices
Within the scope of Advocacy and Participation
To organize awareness campaigns
To develop an online course to publicize the actions
To make recommendations to strategic bodies
To promote meetings between children and decision-makers to ensure and promote the Right of Participation