The Government of the French Community has adopted a draft decree aimed at strengthening parenting support services. In total, resources will rapidly increase from 682,000 euros in 2023 to 1.16 million euros per year in 2025 to enable these services to be strengthened, and in particular to create 3 new perinatal support services. 

The recognition, support and development of parenting support services are fundamental. These associations and services provide direct support to families, parents, pregnant women and children facing difficulties of all kinds: socio-economic, legal, medical or psychological. These new regulations will make it possible to provide a framework for permanent recognition and structural subsidies for various parenting support services, more specifically: 

• Child and parent meeting places: special places for young children and their parents. These facilities help to break the social isolation experienced by some families; 

• Parents' spaces in the separation: structures specifically dedicated to situations of parental conflict; 

• Perinatal support services: responsible for helping pregnant women who are experiencing social, medical or psychological difficulties; 

• Family support services: responsible for supporting vulnerable families in order to promote the overall well-being of children and their families. 

   

Source: Eurydice Unit Belgium (FR)