The Directorate-General for Social Affairs and Child Protection is the official organization of the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities responsible for the maintenance of the public social and child care institutions in Hungary.
The DG at national level has 19 local agencies in the 19 counties and the capital. Every agency controls the issues of its local institutions in areas such as financing, human resources, services, placements, professional development, etc. Our mission is to maintain and help the development of the care services, the quality of life of our care receivers and their integration into society as well as to develop the professional knowledge and skills of the carers in our social care homes, psychiatric institutions, children's homes, and homes for persons with disabilities.