In France, 400,000 children and young adults depend on social assistance to childhood (ASE), an institution supposed to protect them, but whose failures sometimes endanger them. Lack of places, unsuitable structures, absence of psychological follow -up, mistreatment … The list of shortcomings within child protection is long. A parliamentary commission of inquiry into childhood social assistance makes its conclusions on Tuesday April 8, after months of work on a system undermined by dysfunctions and the inaction of public authorities.
