An agreement on the protection of children from families of dependent parents was signed in the Belgorod Metropolitanatetranslated

With the blessing of Metropolitan John of Belgorod and Stary Oskol, an agreement on cooperation was signed in the Cathedral Hall of the Belgorod Metropolis building between the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Belgorod Region, Galina Anatolyevna Pyatykh, and the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “John-Kronstadt Metropolitan Rehabilitation Center “Resurrection”. The document is intended to unite efforts to prevent social orphanhood, preserve the birth family for the child and create conditions for the return of parents who have undergone rehabilitation to full parental responsibilities. According to federal statistics, more than 60% of parents deprived or limited in parental rights suffer from alcohol or drug addiction. It is this category of families that joint work is aimed at. “How to properly structure work with children who were left unattended during rehabilitation?

When parents are at a distance, when parents lose responsibility for their own children,” Metropolitan John of Belgorod and Stary Oskol outlined the key issue. He emphasized that the main goal of the agreement is to return children to a full childhood: “To return children...