This concise brochure summarises the key findings and recommendations of the 17th Report on Children and Youth. The Federal Government tasked an independent expert commission with producing the 17th Report on Children and Youth which was published in September 2024. On the one hand, as a comprehensive report, it sets out the current situation of the young generation in Germany – like every third Report on Children and Youth does –, and on the other hand, it analyses aspirations, achievements and the overall situation of child and youth welfare services.
The 17th Report on Children and Youth makes it amply clear that the current young generation in Germany is the most diverse one ever. What all children, adolescents and young adults have in common, however, is the need for guidance and assurance – which is particularly important in the current dynamic and uncertain times. Rarely has the Report’s core message been as important as it is today: ‘Confidence requires trust’. Politics and society as well as child and youth services, in particular, need to make it possible for the young generation to have an optimistic outlook on the present and future. Reliable general conditions encompassing robust, resilient facilities and services are the order of the day.