Describes the role and structure of foster family care systems in 21 countries. Looks at: jurisdiction; history; origins; administration and organisation, foster children and parents; financial support for foster parents; problems and trends; role of the national foster parent organisation; and research.
Describes the role and structure of foster family care systems in 21 countries. Looks at: jurisdiction; history; origins; administration and organisation, foster children and parents; financial support for foster parents; problems and trends; role of the national foster parent organisation; and research.
Subject terms:
children, comparative studies, foster care, foster carers;
Location(s):
Botswana, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, France, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Children and Society, 26(1), January 2012, pp.51-62.
Publisher:
Wiley
Children living in less fortunate economic circumstances can be expected to be less satisfied with life and the association between single parenthood and reduced life satisfaction may be partly due to economic hardship. This paper examines differences in life satisfaction among 184,496 children in different family structures in 36 western countries. Findings revealed that children living...
Children living in less fortunate economic circumstances can be expected to be less satisfied with life and the association between single parenthood and reduced life satisfaction may be partly due to economic hardship. This paper examines differences in life satisfaction among 184,496 children in different family structures in 36 western countries. Findings revealed that children living with both biological parents reported higher levels of life satisfaction than children living with a single parent or parent–step-parent. Children in joint physical custody reported significantly higher levels of life satisfaction than their counterparts in other types of non-intact families. Difficulties in communicating with parents were strongly associated with less life satisfaction but did not mediate the relation between family structure and life satisfaction. Children in the Nordic countries characterised by strong welfare systems reported significantly higher levels of life satisfaction in all living arrangements except in single father households. While such life events as divorce or single motherhood may be heavily stigmatised in some countries and certain segments within countries, they may well be relatively meaningless in other social contexts. This may be a major source of the considerable variation in life satisfaction among children in living with single mothers or step-parents in different countries.
Subject terms:
mental health, poverty, quality of life, children, families;
Content type:
research
Location(s):
Bulgaria, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Finland, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Turkey, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
A collection of papers describing and explaining the evolution of day care services and family policy in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia (which face rather similar challenges, including low birth rates, low employment levels and high welfare spending), this book provides data and analysis on day care for children in these countries, with the aim of assessing the current situation...
A collection of papers describing and explaining the evolution of day care services and family policy in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia (which face rather similar challenges, including low birth rates, low employment levels and high welfare spending), this book provides data and analysis on day care for children in these countries, with the aim of assessing the current situation in the region, identifying the limitations on increasing capacity in day care, and sharing any lessons learned from government interventions in the area during the past 20 years. The papers cover: factors contributing to the decline in childcare services for children under 3 years of age in the Czech Republic; supply and demand for children's day care facilities in the Czech Republic; the direction of Czech childcare policy; changing population policy, social policy and child protection in the Hungarian system of family benefits; Hungarian and Polish family policies from a historical perspective; day care services for children in Poland; development of public childcare in the Slovak Republic.
Subject terms:
social policy, child care, child day care, children, families;
This book has chapters on parental leave policies covering in 15 countries: the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Australia and Canada. It discusses how and why, and by whom, particular policies were created and developed in each country. As parental employment levels increase, parental leave policy is at the centre of welfare state development and at the core of countries’ child and family policies. It is key to attaining important demographic, economic and social goals and is the point where many, differing policy areas such as child well-being, family, gender equality, employment and labour markets, and demography intersect. The authors conclude that parental leave policy gives an insight into the values, interests and priorities of a country.
This book has chapters on parental leave policies covering in 15 countries: the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Australia and Canada. It discusses how and why, and by whom, particular policies were created and developed in each country. As parental employment levels increase, parental leave policy is at the centre of welfare state development and at the core of countries’ child and family policies. It is key to attaining important demographic, economic and social goals and is the point where many, differing policy areas such as child well-being, family, gender equality, employment and labour markets, and demography intersect. The authors conclude that parental leave policy gives an insight into the values, interests and priorities of a country.
Subject terms:
labour market, parental leave, parenting, children, gender;
BRADBURY Bruce, JENKINS Stephen P., MICKLEWRIGHT John
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication year:
2001
Pagination:
309p.,tables,bibliogs.
Place of publication:
Cambridge
Analyses movement in and out of poverty by children in five industrialised countries. discusses issues such as: conceptual and measurement issues associated with a dynamic view of child poverty; cross-national comparison of child poverty rates and trends; cross-national comparisons of children's movements in and out of poverty; country-specific studies of child poverty dynamics; and the policy
Analyses movement in and out of poverty by children in five industrialised countries. discusses issues such as: conceptual and measurement issues associated with a dynamic view of child poverty; cross-national comparison of child poverty rates and trends; cross-national comparisons of children's movements in and out of poverty; country-specific studies of child poverty dynamics; and the policy implications of taking a dynamic perspective.
...a fostering service for children in conflict with the law and setting out a quality standards framework offer practical tools. A training programme to prepare and train prospective foster carers for the task of fostering children in conflict with the law comprises the third section, offering a preparation course that is designed to be informative and equip prospective foster carers with knowledge and skills.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This book explores role of foster care in delivering child-friendly justice, offering a direct alternative to custody by providing safe care, nurturing relationships, boundaries and structured care giving. It is one of the main outcomes of a two-year pan-European project, funded by the European Commission’s Daphne III programme, on developing intensive and remand fostering programmes for young people in conflict with the law, who might otherwise be in custody. The first part sets out a context and examines the limited role that foster care currently plays in youth justice, and the potential for its greatly expanded use. An overview sets out the key international and European juvenile justice and children’s rights standards, the EU policy context, and the components found in effective youth justice systems, including prevention, diversion and community-level services. The second part contains policy overviews from Italy, Bulgaria, England and Hungary, containing each country’s achievements, needs and shortcomings in youth justice, and an assessment of the prospects for implementing an extended role for foster care in youth justice in the future. Chapters on setting up and operating a fostering service for children in conflict with the law and setting out a quality standards framework offer practical tools. A training programme to prepare and train prospective foster carers for the task of fostering children in conflict with the law comprises the third section, offering a preparation course that is designed to be informative and equip prospective foster carers with knowledge and skills.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
foster care, young offenders, diversion, youth courts, children, young people;
Children and Youth Services Review, 29(3), March 2007, pp.283-293.
Publisher:
Elsevier
Lay concepts of health risks influence children's health behaviour, their future health status and welfare. This study has been focused on children's smoking perceptions. Although a wide range of factors have been found to influence smoking in adolescence, preadolescent children's perceptions of smoking is a relatively under investigated research field. The study was conducted among 3rd, 4th, 5th...
Lay concepts of health risks influence children's health behaviour, their future health status and welfare. This study has been focused on children's smoking perceptions. Although a wide range of factors have been found to influence smoking in adolescence, preadolescent children's perceptions of smoking is a relatively under investigated research field. The study was conducted among 3rd, 4th, 5th year schoolchildren (N = 128) in two settlements of Bekes County, Hungary. The sample consisted of 57% males and 43% females. The study used the “draw and write” technique to detect children's lay beliefs and experiences of smoking. Most respondents from the study have not tried smoking yet. On the other hand, there is a great number of adults who smoke in the children's environment. Despite this fact, children's attitude towards smoking is very negative. Children's opinions reflect many negative aspects of smoking: the health-damaging effects, the financial effects, and the negative effects for both social and natural environments. Similar to previous international studies, children in the sample possess mostly correct and comprehensive knowledge of the smoking-related health problems. Findings of the study provide a support for the importance of creating tobacco-free world for children's welfare.
Subject terms:
needs, public health, smoking, attitudes, child protection, children;
Journal of European Social Policy, 11(4), November 2001, pp.324-341.
Publisher:
Sage
Governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland implemented reforms of family benefits in the mid-1990s. What were the common features of those reforms and what were the possible effects on child poverty? Based on household micro data, trends in poverty among children, large families and single parents are presented for two data points: one before and one after the restrictive reforms...
Governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland implemented reforms of family benefits in the mid-1990s. What were the common features of those reforms and what were the possible effects on child poverty? Based on household micro data, trends in poverty among children, large families and single parents are presented for two data points: one before and one after the restrictive reforms in family policies. The focus of the analysis is on changes in the effectiveness of benefits on child poverty reduction. Child poverty increased during the observed period in all three countries, despite the efforts of governments to smooth the harmful effects of the economic downturn. Large differences in poverty levels and patterns between the three countries persisted. A relative worsening of the income position of children was accompanied by an increased level of targeting, reflected in general attempts to exclude higher-income groups from the benefit regimes. The results in the paper suggest that social transfers in general, and family benefits in particular, contributed to reduce significantly child poverty in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. However, reduction rates decreased between the early and the later 1990s. Current and future reform considerations should therefore include the objective to reverse this trend.
Subject terms:
income, poverty, standard of living, benefits, children, comparative studies, families;
Association of Directors of Social Services/Take Care Associates
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
40p.
Place of publication:
London
Conference papers on: health and social reforms - principles and responses; the need for care pensions - a British case study; the children's perspective in society; changing shapes and patterns for family and community care; new dimensions in family assistance in Hungary; social policy in a period of transition; reforming healthcare services; social issues in the European Union; new shapes
Conference papers on: health and social reforms - principles and responses; the need for care pensions - a British case study; the children's perspective in society; changing shapes and patterns for family and community care; new dimensions in family assistance in Hungary; social policy in a period of transition; reforming healthcare services; social issues in the European Union; new shapes of social insurance; and ethical and economic choices in health.
Subject terms:
social policy, benefits, community care, children, European Union, health care;
Journal of European Social Policy, 7(4), November 1997, pp.275-290.
Publisher:
Sage
Describes how recent social policy reforms in Hungary have signalled a significant reduction in state support for working mothers, including the introduction of means-tested benefits for families with children. This article argues that this represents a move towards a welfare-state regime similar to that found in the UK, which, for families with children, encourages the 'Breadwinner' household...
Describes how recent social policy reforms in Hungary have signalled a significant reduction in state support for working mothers, including the introduction of means-tested benefits for families with children. This article argues that this represents a move towards a welfare-state regime similar to that found in the UK, which, for families with children, encourages the 'Breadwinner' household where the father is the sole earner and the mother works in the home. Maintains that the reforms recently implemented in Hungary can be expected to lead to increases in child poverty, the incidence of which is partly determined by the degree of welfare state support for families with children and the extent of female participation in the labour market.
Subject terms:
labour market, policy, poverty, social policy, social welfare, welfare state, children, comparative studies, families;