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Article 7 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) states that every child has “the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents.” When a child is abandoned, this right is violated. Infants and young children are those most at risk of being abandoned There is a distinct lack of research in understanding the extent, causes, and consequences of child abandonment. Such studies are essential in order to develop effective prevention programs and strategies aimed at protecting children most vulnerable in the European society.
This comprehensive manual provides an overview of…
This report, prepared for the Social Transition Team of the USAID Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (E&E), is the result of a study of promising practices in community-based care for vulnerable groups conducted in five countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Romania, and Russia) in the E&E Region between September 2004 and March 2005. Of particular interest is how these countries are moving from residential care to family-focused, community care models utilizing internationally recognized standards for children and youth, elderly, disabled, and minority groups (with an emphasis on Roma…
Day care centers for children with disabilities, further referred to as DCCD, are child protection services aiming at preventing child abandonment and institutionalization, by providing, during daytime, activities such as care, education, habilitation-rehabilitation, recreation-socializing, counseling, development of independent life skills, school and professional guidance etc. for children, and support, counseling, education activities for parents or legal representatives, as well as for other individuals having children in care.
The services provided by DCCD are complementary to the…
Day care centers, further referred to as DCC, are child protection services aiming at preventing child abandonment and institutionalization, by providing, during daytime, activities such as care, education, recreation-socializing, counseling, development of independent life skills, school and professional guidance etc. for children, and support, counseling, education activities for parents or legal representatives, as well as for other individuals having children in care.
The services provided by DCC are complementary to the efforts of the child’s own family, as these derive from parental…
Case management, applied in the child welfare sector, represents a coordination method of all social work and special protection activities developed in the best interest of the child by professionals from various private and public services/institutions.
The standards are grouped on the following areas of interest:
Use of method
- Conditions for using the method
- Stages in case management
- Initial assessment
- Detailed/complex assessment…
The reforms undertaken during the transition to a market economy have had an uneven and divergent social impact on the countries within the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. It is now recognized by governments in many parts of the region that the policy of using institutional care for children with welfare needs is both ineffective and expensive. Despite reforms, the quality of care within institutions and in the new community- based services is still inconsistent and in many cases does not meet the requirements of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The…
The standards are grouped on the following areas of interest:
Advocacy and relationships with the community
- Advocacy
- Assessing the immediate risk
- Telephonic assistance and counseling
- The mobile team
- Service permanency
- Location, financial resources and facilities