The story of a stolen childhood (Swiss Press Audio 2023, by Sabine Gorgé) - Swiss Press Award

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Sabine Gorgé

Instead of protection and security, he experienced violence: Heinz Kräuchi, now 59, recalls his school days in the 1970s at the "Auf der Grube" boys' home near Bern. He was taken away from his single mother at the age of nine, a victim of compulsory welfare measures. This is a prime example of the out-of-home care of children in the 19th and 20th centuries.