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UNICEF’s contribution to the
reform
Perspectives on
child protection
Dita Reichenberg, Regional Advisor, Child
Protection, CEE/CIS
Overview
• Progress of reforms and challenges in South East Europe
• Situation of children
• A way forward
• Role of international organizations
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Progress of the reform in SEE,
• Policy & vision for the refrom: decentralization, pluralism, deinstitutionalization, continuum of
services;
• Legislative changes: Rights of children, continuum to address risk rather than « groups »
• Continuum of services: Family support, family substitute
• Plurality of service providers: public & private
• Gatekeeping: new statutory services, standards, licensing and inspections
• Decentralization: Planning and management of services and welfare functions
• Deinstitutionalization: closing down & transformation of residential institutions
• Cash assistance: better targetting and linking to social service provision
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Child care trend – the good news!
Institutions
Rate per 100,000
450
Foster/Guardianship
400
350
300
250
200
150
2001
2002
2003
2004
See country profiles for source details. Analysis based on data from 8 countries, excluding Serbia and Kosovo. Data for Montenegro, which is available for 2000,
2002 and 2004 only has extrapolated to the following missing years.
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Child care trend – concerns!
Institutions
700
Foster/guardianship care
Rate per 100,000
600
500
16%
24%
30%
37%
41%
400
300
84%
76%
70%
200
63%
59%
100
0
2000
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2002
2003
2004
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Economic growth –the good news!
GDP per capita index, costant PPP $
12,000
10,000
8,000
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
6,000
Croatia
Macedonia, FYR
4,000
Romania
2,000
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620
8500
8000
600
7500
580
7000
560
6500
2001
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2003
Average GDP (in current PPP $)
Formal Care (rates per 100,000)
Economic growth – but not for welfare of children!
2004
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Making child rights central!
Budget
Allocations and
funding
Accountability
Governance and
decentralization
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Statutory
Services
Social services:
Family support
& family based
substitute
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The continuum of services
Closure &
reintegration
Prevention
Case review
Provisions
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Identification
Assessement
& registration
Referral &
Service
Purchasing
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The continuum of services
Family support
services
Closure &
reintegration
Prevention
Statutory
services
Case review
Family
substitute /
family support
services
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Provisions
Early
Identification
Assessement
& registration
Statutory
services
Referral &
Service
Purchasing
Statutory
services
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