YEREVAN, JUNE 1 NOYAN TAPAN. The children's protection network, which was founded by more than 10 NGOs, is occupied with the implementation of projects, directed to the rights protection of children, who are in bad state for this or that reason, and their families. As during the May 31 press conference reported Mira Antonian, Chairwoman of Children Acceptance and Orientation Center of Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), the main goal of the network organization is to concentrate the organization resources through working cooperation. In M. Antonian's words, though the legislative field of the sphere in Armenia is regulated, services rendered to families and children are not systematized. M. Antonian noted that they offer the country to develop new mechanisms for child's protection field regulation, contribute to the quality improvement of the services rendered to children and families. In her words, the Children Protection network envisages to form regional networks, develop such projects, which will make the society take part in the regulation of children's protection issues. It was also noted that a hotline with 24-15-80 telephone number has been created with the aim of protecting homeless children, as well as children, who are deprived of care and have undergone violence.

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