Family And Parenting Support: Policy And Provision In A Global Context (innocenti Insight)
by United Nations Publications /
2015 / English / PDF
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Family and parenting support is increasingly recognized as an
important part of national social policies and social investment
packages aimed at reducing poverty, decreasing inequality, and
promoting positive parental and child well-being. Over the past 15
to 20 years, different models of family-related services have
evolved in different parts of the world. Much less documented is
what drives the development of national policies and programs in
low- and middle-income countries and how the provision of family
and parenting support impacts on child and adolescent well-being in
these contexts. This publication aims to build the evidence base on
what kind of family and parenting support works, under what
conditions, and for whom. Included are case studies from Belarus,
Chile, China, Croatia, England, Jamaica, the Phillippines, South
Africa, and Sweden.
Family and parenting support is increasingly recognized as an
important part of national social policies and social investment
packages aimed at reducing poverty, decreasing inequality, and
promoting positive parental and child well-being. Over the past 15
to 20 years, different models of family-related services have
evolved in different parts of the world. Much less documented is
what drives the development of national policies and programs in
low- and middle-income countries and how the provision of family
and parenting support impacts on child and adolescent well-being in
these contexts. This publication aims to build the evidence base on
what kind of family and parenting support works, under what
conditions, and for whom. Included are case studies from Belarus,
Chile, China, Croatia, England, Jamaica, the Phillippines, South
Africa, and Sweden.
