Institutional Protection of the Assisted Child: Childhood Care Home in Jijel as a Model

Abstract

This article highlights the reality of institutional protection for assisted children at the local level, adopting the Childhood Care Home in Jijel Province as a case study. The research stems from the problem of a child's loss of family or parental care as a result of various circumstances, which renders the child in need of an alternative framework to ensure protection and proper upbringing, a principle that the Algerian legislature has sought to enshrine in law. The study is divided into two parts. The first addresses the conceptual framework of child protection institutions through legal and regulatory references. The second is devoted to clarifying the procedures for protecting this group, whether within the framework of administrative placement under the authority of the Directorate of Social Activity or judicial placement issued by the competent judge.