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  • Perceptions of families with children and the social professionals working with them on services promoting the well-being and social mobility of families
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    In our study, we investigate how families with children living in a disadvantaged sub-region of Northern Hungary, in areas of different settlement size and in settlements belonging to the Budapest agglomeration, perceive the available educational,
    education, childcare, health and social services, whether they have any information about them, and what professionals working with families with children think about the education, childcare, health and social services and services available to them.
    the professional content and quality of the services provided, and whether
    the extent to which they can contribute to the well-being and social mobility of families. Our research included a population questionnaire survey and interviews with professionals and families with children. Our results indicate that children's abilities
    the lack of services to develop their abilities, develop their talents and promote their well-being, the
    existing education, health and social services with very limited capacity and therefore low quality, and limited access to cultural and recreational opportunities
    mobility opportunities for children growing up in disadvantaged families are severely limited. Child welfare social work tools are scarce and social interventions are based on fire-fighting.

  • The role of a children group for the participant, underprivileged children in the family care system 1995–2005
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    The aim of this paper is to analyse the methods and effects of a children group, which existed
    from 1995 till 2005. The relevance of this group is, that the beginning of this period preludes the
    constitution of the Hungarian child protection law. After the transmission period the emerging
    social service system provided (or at least tried) supports and services. Those families whose
    children were involved in this child group were dealing with unemployment, poverty, lack of
    proper housing, abuse, deviance and addictions. The significance of this group that the given
    service was easily ductile to the needs of the children and families.