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Takaffoli M, Arshi M, Vameghi M, Mousavi M T, Shati M. (2022). Identifying and Categorizing Child Welfare Target Group in Iran from the Perspective of Experts, Laws, and Policies. refahj. 21(83), : 3
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Introduction: Nowadays the concept of the child welfare system is defined in different countries due to the role of government in providing an appropriate context for the comprehensive development of children. In Iran, there is no defined child welfare system, and one of the first steps to establish the system is to identify its target group. Therefore, this study seeks to identify different types of at-risk or in-need children in which government should provide them with special services.
Method: This qualitative study was conducted in two phases applying conventional qualitative content analysis. In the first phase, content analysis was applied to in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with child welfare experts. In the second phase, content analysis was utilized to analyze the laws, regulations, and policies.
Findings: In this study, current and proposed target groups of the child welfare system in Iran were categorized. Currently, 22 categories and 96 subcategories of in need children are given special attention in policies or by various government agencies. In addition, the proposed target group were categorized into 23 categories and 123 subcategories. Both of these target groups were classified into three types of risky situations: risky situations related to individual factors; risky situations related to family factors, and risky situations related to structural social, economic, and cultural factors.
Discussion: Defining and classifying the target groups of child welfare systems, could lead to an integrated and coordinated structure and framework for policy and service planning in the organizational and inter-organizational levels to cover comprehensively all of the at-risk children.
Method: This qualitative study was conducted in two phases applying conventional qualitative content analysis. In the first phase, content analysis was applied to in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with child welfare experts. In the second phase, content analysis was utilized to analyze the laws, regulations, and policies.
Findings: In this study, current and proposed target groups of the child welfare system in Iran were categorized. Currently, 22 categories and 96 subcategories of in need children are given special attention in policies or by various government agencies. In addition, the proposed target group were categorized into 23 categories and 123 subcategories. Both of these target groups were classified into three types of risky situations: risky situations related to individual factors; risky situations related to family factors, and risky situations related to structural social, economic, and cultural factors.
Discussion: Defining and classifying the target groups of child welfare systems, could lead to an integrated and coordinated structure and framework for policy and service planning in the organizational and inter-organizational levels to cover comprehensively all of the at-risk children.
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Received: 2021/05/28 | Accepted: 2021/10/20 | Published: 2022/03/16
Received: 2021/05/28 | Accepted: 2021/10/20 | Published: 2022/03/16
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