A representative of the Novosibirsk diocese took part in a meeting of the city commission on juvenile affairs – News – Novosibirsk Metropolistranslated

In Novosibirsk, under the chairmanship of Deputy Mayor Valery Schwarzkopp, a meeting of the city commission on juvenile affairs was held, in which the head of the Diocesan Department for the Spiritual Care of Disabled Children and Children Without Parental Care, the cleric of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice,” Archpriest Alexander Grishin, took part. The key topics of the meeting were suicide prevention among adolescents and optimization of interdepartmental interaction. The meeting participants discussed a set of measures aimed at timely identification of children and families in difficult life situations, as well as building an effective system of support and psychological support. Addressing the meeting participants, Archpriest Alexander Grishin emphasized the importance of the spiritual and moral aspect in working with minors and indicated the readiness of church structures to cooperate with social and educational institutions, guardianship authorities and law enforcement agencies.

In particular, they discussed the possibility of involving clergy and specialists of diocesan services in preventive programs, educational events and...