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Anthropometric Assessment of Nepali Children Institutionalized in Orphanages
2020
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Youth aging out of foster care in Poland: Preliminary evaluation results from a pilot prevention program
2012
The aim of this study was to provide results of a preliminary evaluation of the BRIGE (Building Resilience through Intervention, Guidance, and Empowerment) prevention program. The program was designed for youths aging out of the foster care system in Poland and starting independent life. Prior research by our research team documented that these youth are at high risk for homelessness, mental health problems, and other poor outcomes in the years after exiting foster care. Research participants were the first 5 youths who entered the BRIGE program (in fall 2009). All were preparing to leave orphanages in Poland. Each youth was appointed a case manager who worked with the youth over a period o…
Bērnu sociālā aprūpe un Rīgas pilsētas bērnu patversmes 20.gs. 20.gados-1934.gadam: Juglas bērnu patversmes piemērs
2018
Starpkaru Eiropā, procesi pēc Pirmā pasaules kara bija kā visu sociālo problēmu katalizatori modernajai sabiedrībai, kas pārcietusi “kara traumu. Radās moderna sieviete, modernās ģimenes modelis. Līdz ar to, bērnu sociālās problēmas, daži no kuriem bija pārvietoti no to ģimenēm, pat dzimtenes kļūst par vienu no politikas prioritātēm, dažreiz pat veidojot “nacionālā bērna” tēlu. Tādejādi, bērnu sociālā aprūpe jaunā valstī bija jāinstitucionalizē. Maģistra darba Bērnu sociālā aprūpe un Rīgas pilsētas bērnu patversmes 20.gs. 20.gados-1934.gadam: Juglas bērnu patversmes piemērs mērķis ir pētīt Rīgas bērnu patversmju sociālpolitisko un juridisko vēsturi Rīgas pilsētā, starpkaru posmā ar jaunākās…
Foster Care: A Fragile Reality Needing Social Attention, and Economic Investments.
2016
The combination of psychosocial, medical, and educational care usually leads to immediate and long-term extra cost, which may pay out only decades later. This social and economic investment may be regarded by economists as being hardly affordable, especially during recession periods. However, we strongly believe that there are alternatives allowing adequate care even in times of economic turmoil. The aim of this report is to raise the awareness of the pediatric community and the public opinion toward the importance of investing in health programs offering adequate protection, prevention, and provision of care for orphan, abandoned, maltreated, and neglected children.