Essence and Scope of Strengthening Community-Based Preventive Child Care and Protection Systems in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjan Kanti Panda ◽  
Lopamudra Mullick ◽  
Subhadeep Adhikari ◽  
Neepa Basu ◽  
Archana Kumari
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
National Level ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Sectoral Development ◽  
Family Based

This article reflects different programmes and resource components that may be promoted to keep children with either their own family or within alternative family care, satisfying the rights of their overall development. In India, the concept of promoting family-based care mechanisms through government systems has not been fully realised, owing to lack of synergy between resource allocation and existing government programmes, policies and plans of action for child protection. Additionally, the common public discourse is that Child Care Institutions (CCIs) offer suitable care and protection for children outside the parental care. CCIs continue to be identified as the ultimate and the most common response for children at risk. This practice nullifies the scope to explore opportunities for the child to live with their family or in any alternative family care mechanisms. Child in Need Institute (CINI), 1 1 CINI is a national level development organization working on establishing child-friendly communities through its work on health, nutrition, child protection and education for the last forty-five years in India. partnering with Hope and Homes for Children, have analysed the vulnerability factors that led children to arrive at the selected CCIs in Ranchi and Khunti districts of Jharkhand in India. While working with children in the communities, CINI endeavoured to understand the drivers and vulnerabilities leading to family/child separation and what mechanisms could address the vulnerabilities at source and prevent separation. CINI promoted a participatory governance process with the involvement of community-level institutions along with children’s and women’s groups, incubating safe spaces for children that aided in identifying, tracking and promoting multi-sectoral development plans for children at risk. 

Evaluating Intensive Family Preservation Programs: A Methodological Review

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-542
Author(s):  
Amy M. Heneghan ◽  
Sarah M. Horwitz ◽  
John M. Leventhal
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
English Language ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Family Preservation ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Family Based ◽  
Family Preservation Program

Objectives. To determine the adequacy of evaluations of family preservation services (FPS), which are designed to support families and prevent out-of-home placements of children at risk of abuse or neglect, and to assess the effectiveness of FPS at reducing out-of-home placements of children. Data Sources. References published from 1977 to 1993 were identified from a computerized search of databases for English-language publications using the key phrases "family preservation," "child abuse," and "family-based services." Unpublished references were identified by mail or phone from a listing of more than 200 programs in a national directory. Selection of Studies. Of 802 references initially identified, 46 program evaluations were reviewed. Ten studies met the following inclusion criteria: (1) evaluated an intensive family preservation program, (2) included outcome data in the report, and (3) used a comparison group. Five were randomized trials, and 5 were quasi-experimental studies (nonrandomized). Data Extraction. Descriptive information about the programs and evaluations was collected. To determine methodological quality, two independent raters used a 15- item questionnaire to examine the assignment of families to treatment groups, the interventions provided, and the outcomes assessed. A composite score of 11 or greater represented an acceptable study, 6 to 10 represented an adequate study, and 5 or less represented an unacceptable study. Results. Only two studies were rated acceptable, four were adequate, and four were unacceptable. Methodological shortcomings included poorly defined assessment of risk, inadequate descriptions of the interventions provided, and nonblinded determination of the outcomes. Rates of out-of-home placements were 21% to 59% among families who received FPS and 20% to 59% among comparison families. The relative risk of placement was significantly reduced by FPS in only two studies (one randomized trial and one quasi-experimental study). Conclusions. Despite current widespread use of FPS to prevent out-of-home placements of children, evaluations of FPS are methodologically difficult and show no benefit in reducing rates of out-of-home placements of children at risk of abuse or neglect in 8 of 10 studies. Consistent, methodologically rigorous evaluations are needed to determine the effectiveness of FPS and to guide social policy for high-risk children and their families.

Listening to child protection workers in Saudi Arabia: Child protection workers speak of how they experienced the policies and programs introduced to protect children between 2010 and 2013

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 768-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nawaf Al Faryan ◽  
Margarita Frederico ◽  
Janelle Young
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Child Protection Workers ◽  
Limited Power ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Policies And Programs

The protection of children at risk of abuse and neglect requires engagement of the whole community. In this article, child protection managers and direct service workers in Saudi Arabia report their experiences in implementing new policies. Findings of the study showed that early improvements to child protection policies and programs led to confusion among workers regarding their role and were perceived by the workers to be placing children at risk. Limited power assigned to workers, conflict with cultural norms, and a lack of specialist education in child protection were among the barriers preventing workers from undertaking their roles effectively.

A Family-Based Approach to the Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Children at Risk: Evidence of Parental and Child Change

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. e119-e131 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Beardslee ◽  
T. R. G. Gladstone ◽  
E. J. Wright ◽  
A. B. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Family Based

The least detrimental alternative

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilha Davidson Arad ◽  
Yochanan Wozner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Israeli Child

The decision to remove children at risk from their homes entails serious dilemmas, since both remaining in and being removed have strong negative psychological repercussions. This article presents an empirical investigation of 194 Israeli child protection officers’ decisions on 368 children at risk. Findings showed that while the officers predicted that all the children would have a better quality of life outside their homes, they removed only those where the projected disparity between the alternatives was substantial. That is, they considered not only whether one alternative was better or worse, but how much better or worse. Implications for decisions in “grey areas” are discussed.

scholarly journals Multistage Processes of Identifying Children at Risk or Out of Family Care: a Case of DOVCU Project Methods in Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-213
Author(s):  
Fred Mutenyo ◽  
Simba Machingaidze ◽  
Walter Okello ◽  
Moses Otai ◽  
Monica Asekenye
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Multistage Processes
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