Effective child well-being practices, barriers and priority actions: survey findings from service providers and policymakers in 22 countries during COVID-19

IF 1.4 Q2 SOCIAL WORK
D. Karadzhov, Graham Wilson, Sophie Shields, E. Lux, Jennifer Davidson
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore 232 service providers’ and policymakers’ experiences of supporting children’s well-being during the pandemic, across sectors, in 22 countries – including Kenya, the Philippines, South Africa, India, Scotland, Sweden, Canada and the USA, in the last quarter of 2020. Design/methodology/approach A smartphone survey delivered via a custom-built app containing mostly open-ended questions was used. Respondents were recruited via professional networks, newsletters and social media. Qualitative content analysis was used. Findings The findings reveal numerous system-level challenges to supporting children’s well-being, particularly virus containment measures, resource deficiencies and inadequate governance and stakeholder coordination. Those challenges compounded preexisting inequalities and poorly affected the quality, effectiveness and reach of services. As a result, children’s rights to an adequate standard of living; protection from violence; education; play; and right to be heard were impinged upon. Concurrently, the findings illustrate a range of adaptive and innovative practices in humanitarian and subsistence support; child protection; capacity-building; advocacy; digitalisation; and psychosocial and educational support. Respondents identified several priority areas – increasing service capacity and equity; expanding technology use; mobilising cross-sectoral partnerships; involving children in decision-making; and ensuring more effective child protection mechanisms. Practical implications This study seeks to inform resilience-enabling policies and practices that foster equity, child and community empowerment and organisational resilience and innovation, particularly in anticipation of future crises. Originality/value Using a novel approach to gather in-the-moment insights remotely, this study offers a unique international and multi-sectoral perspective, particularly from low- and middle-income countries.
有效的儿童福利做法、障碍和优先行动:新冠肺炎期间22个国家服务提供商和政策制定者的调查结果
目的本研究的目的是探索22个国家(包括肯尼亚、菲律宾、南非、印度、苏格兰、瑞典、加拿大和美国)的232名服务提供者和政策制定者在疫情期间跨部门支持儿童福祉的经验,在2020年的最后一个季度,设计/方法/方法使用了一项通过定制应用程序提供的智能手机调查,其中大部分包含开放式问题。受访者是通过专业网络、时事通讯和社交媒体招募的。采用定性内容分析。调查结果揭示了支持儿童福祉的许多系统层面的挑战,特别是病毒控制措施、资源不足以及治理和利益相关者协调不足。这些挑战加剧了先前存在的不平等,对服务的质量、有效性和覆盖范围影响不大。因此,儿童享有适当生活水平的权利;免受暴力侵害;教育玩发言权受到侵犯。同时,调查结果说明了人道主义和生计支助方面的一系列适应性和创新做法;儿童保护;能力建设;提倡数字化;以及心理和教育支持。受访者确定了几个优先领域——提高服务能力和公平性;扩大技术使用;动员跨部门伙伴关系;让儿童参与决策;以及确保更有效的儿童保护机制。实际含义本研究旨在为促进公平、儿童和社区赋权以及组织韧性和创新的韧性扶持政策和实践提供信息,特别是在应对未来危机时。独创性/价值利用一种新颖的方法远程收集当前的见解,这项研究提供了一个独特的国际和多部门视角,特别是来自中低收入国家的视角。
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