“When a child is beaten for an hour, where the hell is an adult?” According to a child protection worker, this is one of the most pressing questions in children’s homes. According to research by Direkt36, the system is unable to curb violence among children due to a severe shortage of professionals.

According to documents obtained by Direkt36, several residents of the Hűvösvölgy children’s home reported verbal and physical abuse by certain employees of the institution. Investigations into the matter yielded conflicting findings, but clearly pointed to serious shortcomings in the country’s child protection system.