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Contact Information
Office Size and Structure
History of the Office
Aims/Activities
Evalutions/Publications

CONTACT INFORMATION
Name of Office (In National Language) Kinder & Jugend Anwaltschaft für die Steiermark
Name of Office (In English) Ombudsoffice for Children and Youth for Styria
Postal Address Kinder & Jugend Anwaltschaft
Stempfergasse 8/3
A-8010 Graz
Austria
Visiting Address see above
Telephone +43 810 500 777, +43 316 877 - 4921
Fax +43 316 877 - 4925
Email address kija@stmk.gv.at
WWW www.kija.at
Title of Ombudsman Kinder & Jugend Anwaltin
Name of Ombudsman Mag. Christian Theiss
Name of contact person for ENOC Mag. Christian Theiss
OFFICE SIZE AND STRUCTURE
Number of staff members   6 (4 half-time)
List of staff members and functions
Mag. Christian Theiss
Franziska Graßmugg
Mag. Regine Draschbacher
DSA Christina Eisenbacher
Krista Mittelbach

Mag. Anneliese Ofner

Psychologist, Ombudsman for Children and Youth, Head
Secretary
Lawyer
Social Worker, Mediator

educationalist, pyschotherapist
educationalist
Summary of annual Budget 66.100 Euro
Principal sources of funding None
HISTORY OF THE OFFICE
Date the office was established February 1st 1995
Initiator of the Ombudsman office
1st Ombudsman Wolfgang Sellitsch
Steps Involved in establishing office
initiated by the governmental Youth Welfare Act 1995
Major changes in structure, focus and activities
A staff of 3 persons was reached in February 1995. Now we are up to 6 (4 half time)
Legislation establishing the office
See §§13a,b of the Styrian Youth Welfare Act
Terms of reference or Mission Statement
AIMS AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Action with Children
Direct consultation with individual children
Telephone hotline
Internet
School visits
Mediation in conflict situation
Action with adults
Mediation and deliberation in conflict situation
- between adults and youth
- between adults/youth and office
- between adults if children are involved
Activities Office undertaken
Influencing policy development at national level
Influencing policy development at state/provincial level
Influencing policy development at local/community level
Monitoring the impact of laws/policies on children
Monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the children
Individual casework
Education/awareness raising on children's rights
Networking and Cooperating with governmental and non-governmental Organisation in youth welfare fields and yout work fields
Principle themes of the current year

Make our institution more known by youth and children
Correction of co-operation with judges and police
Organisation of lectures with society/political themes
Developping psychosocial and legal procedural accompaniment
Support of organisations to improve participation of Children and youth
Support and organisation of workshops about "social learning" and "schoolmediation"
Cooperation with and support of organisations which are occupied with the implementation of the CRC
EVALUATIONS/STUDIES
Evaluation of the effectiveness/impact of the office
Annual Report – in German
Other publications or studies available
KIDS & TEENS (quarterly)
 

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