Comparative analysis of the child welfare systems of Portugal and Galician
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https://doi.org/10.29352/mill0216.23795Keywords:
child welfare, rights of the child, social exclusionAbstract
Introduction: The protection system must still adapt protective action to the specific needs of youth. Literature on the issue has indicated that the administration should design policies that facilitate the integration of vulnerable youth.
Objetive: To compares Galiza and Portugal's response to the needs of vulnerable children who have an administrative protection case file.
Methods: A analyze of the official statistical sources of the governments of Portugal, Spain, and the autonomous community of Galicia is carried out.
Results: The results show the need to reduce residential care in both countries, giving priority to fixed residence in host families, especially in the case of Portugal. The biological family in which the protective measure originated is the main destination after leaving the protection system.
Conclusion: A lack in places in residential resources specialized in addressing the process of transition to adult life are noted.
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