DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION AS PART OF THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS
DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION AS PART OF THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS

Author(s): Cvetelina Berberova-Valcheva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social development, Welfare services
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: social services; children; regional development
Summary/Abstract: In Bulgaria, in recent years, the economy has accelerated its growth to nearly 4% per year, and welfare and living standards across the country are measured, measured by GDP per capita, wages and household incomes. However, the role of the state in social policy, as a regulator of social relations, still requires adequate measures aimed at the needy and families. The aim of the study is to highlight the basic social services provided to children and their families as well as the main reasons for abandonment of children and to propose measures to improve social services for children to ensure social security in the regions. The study uses descriptive, comparative, functional and documentary analysis. A method of comparison, induction and deduction, synthesis, sociological and statistical methods for processing the information are applied. The study is limited within the last 5 years of the deinstitutionalization of social services in children aged 0 to 3 years. Child protection activities are carried out in accordance with the priorities of the state policy: support for the family, creation of alternatives for care in a family environment and prevention of placement of children in specialized institutions. Planning of any activity of deinstitutionalization of social services should include representatives from all areas related to children's lives, thoroughly researched locally.

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