Discussion "Deinstitutionalisation - project or process?"

Major deinstitutionalisation projects funded by the European Union and implemented by planning regions and municipalities have come to an end. Is deinstitutionalisation complete? Shall we put a full stop or a comma...?

Are community-based social services for children with functional disabilities, adults with mental disabilities and children in out-of-family care a desire or a need? Is deinstitutionalisation a project, a change in thinking or a continuous process of development? How have European Union funds influenced the development of community-based social services in Latvia? What do representatives of local authorities think about the process? What support opportunities are offered by the European Union funds in the programming period 2021-2027?

Ministry of Welfare invites to the discussion "Deinstitutionalisation - project or process?"

Participants:

Kristīne Veispale - Deputy Executive Director of the Association "Riga City "Rūpju bērns"";

Ilze Durņeva - Chairperson of the Board of the Association "Dižvanagi";

Rita Vectirāne - Deputy Chairperson of Jelgava State City Council for Social Affairs;

Elīna Celmiņa - Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Welfare;

Sigita Zankovska-Odiņa - Senior Expert, Diversity Management and Sustainability Unit, Society Integration Foundation.

Moderated by Dace Strautkalne, Head of the Zemgale Planning Region Deinstitutionalisation Project "Open Your Heart in Zemgale".

Watch the discussion remotely on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Welfare: https://fb.me/e/1Zib5t19j