The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine" regarding social service centers. 245 people's deputies voted for the adoption of the document as a whole, the «proUA» correspondent reported.
The new provisions unify legislation on social protection of youth, motherhood and childhood. In particular, the document establishes that detained young citizens aged 14 to 35 have the right to receive psychological and pedagogical assistance from specialists of social service centers for children and youth.
The name of the body for social protection of youth is also being changed in connection with the clarification of the place of this body in the system of social protection bodies, its tasks and functions. In particular, this body will be called the "Center of Social Services for Family, Children and Youth." This concept is proposed to mean special institutions that provide social services to families, children and youth who are in difficult life circumstances and need outside assistance.