Through the “A Day with Your Police” event, the Security and Peace Secretary transformed the hospital's hallways and rooms into a haven of play and h
Through the “A Day with Your Police” event, the Security and Peace Secretary transformed the hospital’s hallways and rooms into a haven of play and hope, bringing toys, closeness, and a message of protection that reached the hearts of girls, boys, and their families
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Today was a different kind of day at the Pediatric Specialty Hospital of Leon. This place that heals the bodies of children also healed their souls today and gave them back the most sacred and precious thing that no child should ever lose: the joy of play.
For some families, getting to the Pediatric Specialty Hospital in Leon means traveling dozens of kilometers. Then come the appointments, the treatments, and the hours of waiting. For the children, these are days when playing often has to wait, although this Tuesday was different.
The hospital grounds were transformed into a gathering space with games, storytelling, and other activities led by members of the State Public Security Forces (FSPE).
At the shelter, children made pizzas with Lupillos while their mothers also received prevention talks.
This is how “A Day with Your Police” unfolded, a day organized by the Secretary of Security and Peace, through the Undersecretary of Prevention, to generate trust, strengthen social proximity and bring preventive actions closer to those who receive care at this hospital.
Approximately 46 children currently hospitalized in the hospital welcomed the Secretary of Security and Peace, Juan Mauro Gonzalez Martinez, and his staff to their rooms. The visit included greetings, hugs, well wishes, toys, and time spent together.
Gonzalez Martinez pointed out that the work of security institutions “is not limited to what happens on the streets, operations, or patrols, but also involves building relationships through close contact.”
The official said that a toy can become a special memory during childhood, but it also remains in the memory all those people who were present to care for, accompany and look after kids.
Undersecretary of Prevention, Elia Barbara Lugo Delgado explained that based on the context analysis carried out by the Secretary of Security and Peace, priority groups and spaces are identified where it is necessary to strengthen institutional closeness, including the families that accompany girls and boys during medical processes that, on occasion, can last for months or years.
One of those families is Julieta’s, who travels from Salamanca and has been coming to the hospital with her son for almost three years to receive medical attention, therapies, and follow-up care from various specialists. She knows the waiting times well.
“Often children get bored because they have to wait for so long. They really need a little joy and distraction,” she shared.
For Julieta, the day meant something more: that her son and other children could recognize a police officer as someone they could turn to when they need help.
“Many times children don’t know how to act in certain situations or where to go; so this gives them more security and more confidence to be able to approach the police officers,” she explained.
Andrea Marina Rodriguez Lopez, director of the Pediatric Specialty Hospital of Leon, agreed on the importance of building that relationship from childhood, “It is important that we have the confidence to approach them and know what they do for us and for our safety.”
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