Armenia : Child Welfare Note

This Note was prepared in response to the needs for technical assistance expressed by the the Ministries responsible for child welfare and child protection in Armenia. With the Ministry of Education and with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Security is developing a child welfare strategy, which will feed into the Poverty Reduction Strategy that is currently being drafted by the Armenian Government. The purpose of this Note is to assist the preparation of the child welfare strategy by identifying major issues in family and child welfare, assessing efficiency and effectiveness of current policies and suggesting measures that would better ensure the well-being and future of Armenia's children. This note discusses the dramatic political, economic, and social changes that Armenia went through over the 1990s. Some of them, especially prolonged economic hardship and extensive out-migration have had a criticial impact on child welfare; they have weakened the capacity of Armenia families to manage risks, as well as the ability of the state to provide meaningful support. Other factors contributing to the current state of child welfare include high poverty risk, low health and nutrition status, lesser access to education, effects of migration, and the increased risk of joining an underclass of children deprived of family upbringing. The government will have to focus on a number of key issues in creating an environment ensuring family and child well-being.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2002-12-09
Subjects:	CHILD WELFARE, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, CHILD PROTECTION, FAMILY WELFARE, SOCIAL POLICY REFORM, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD NUTRITION, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, MIGRANTS, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS & POOR CHILDREN, GOVERNMENT ROLE, EQUITY IN EDUCATION, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, SOCIAL CHANGE, FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, MATERNITY LEAVE, NATIONAL POLICY, LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACCIDENTS, ACCOUNT, ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, ADEQUATE HEALTH, ADOLESCENT, AFFORDABLE HEALTH SERVICES, AGED, ANEMIA, BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, BIRTH RATE, BIRTH WEIGHT, BIRTHS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CARE SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, CHILD CARE, CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, CHILD MORBIDITY, CHILD WELFARE OUTCOMES, CHILD WELFARE POLICY, CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CHILDHOOD MORTALITY, CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, DEATH RATE, DIARRHEAL DISEASE, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EXTENDED FAMILY, FAMILIES, FAMILY LIFE, FEMALE MORBIDITY, FERTILITY BEHAVIOR, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH SERVICES, HIGH-RISK, HYPERTENSION, INDICATORS FOR CHILD, INFANTS, INFECTION, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INSTITUTIONAL CARE, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILDREN, IRON, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH, LIVE BIRTHS, LIVING CONDITIONS, MALARIA, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE, MIGRATION, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATES, MOTHERS, MUMPS, NUTRITION, NUTRITION DEFICIENCIES, NUTRITION STATUS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PARENTAL CARE, PARENTS, POOR %% CHILDREN, POOR CHILDREN, POSTNATAL CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, RESIDENTIAL CARE, RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS, RISK BEHAVIORS, RISK OF MORBIDITY, SAFETY, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SINGLE MOTHERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY, SOCIAL SERVICES, UNDER 5 MORTALITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, VACCINATION, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGES, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNG WORKERS, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2111281/armenia-child-welfare-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15317
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