Child and youth welfare facilities starting a sexual relationship with a thirteen-year old girl. The consequence was that after ending the relationship the girl was subjected to abuse and threats in diverse internet forums for months. Charges were pressed as soon the mobbing and stalking became known, but nothing was done to move the adolescent away from where the girl was living. Risk to children‘s wellbeing in shared accommodation In a shared accommodation in Vienna, Commission 5 also came to the conclusion that the wellbeing of the children cared for there was in danger. Between March and July 2020 the commission found 144 reports of specific incidents documenting violence, damage to property and personal injury. The commission had the impression that the staff tried to de-escalate by talking to the perpetrators; however, to no avail. Points of criticism were the lack of a development concept and the support of the caregivers by the management. The composition and size of the group were also considered problematic. The revision of the care concept and an alignment to the needs of the minors were recommended. Municipal department MA 11 reacted to the recommendations and reduced the group size to six minors until the situation had stabilised. One girl was accommodated in a different care setting. Change of care setting required In a shared accommodation in Lower Austria, Commission 6 came upon three children requiring intensive support who regularly had to be taken into inpatient care. In addition, there were at least two children with psychiatric or post-traumatic stress disorders. Here too, outbreaks of aggression and violence among the children were more frequent than the average; the police had to be called in for support. The other children were intimidated and frightened by the many incidents. The commission recommended a change of care setting for several children. Recommendation to reduce group size Behaviour that was harmful to the adolescents themselves and to others dominated everyday life of a socio-psychiatric shared accommodation in Vienna. Even though only six residents were cared for in the shared accommodation, Commission 4 found that the size of the group was too big to guarantee adequate protection of the severely traumatised adolescents. A temporary reduction in group size by not filling places that become vacant was recommended. No care during the day A crisis intervention group in Vienna is closed during the day meaning that the girls living there are forced to leave the shared accommodation between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Nevertheless, municipal department MA 11 continues to allocate adolescents with psychiatric diagnoses with specific and intensive support needs to this facility, which Commission 4 had already criticised on the previous monitoring visit. Even on the follow-up visit, it was observed that once again an adolescent girl was cared for there despite the fact that the low-threshold care setting was unsuitable for her. Municipal department MA 11 did not even try to accommodate her in a specialised facility. It was evident from the documentation that there had been a fire in the girl’s shared accommodation during an aggressive outburst. 69