portugal: child wellbeing indicators
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Portugal: Child wellbeing indicators. Fausto Amaro Technical University of Lisbon. Portugal (2007): some indicators. Population : 10.6 million Population under 18 years: 18.6% (1 974 894) Birth rate: 9.7‰ Infant Mortality Rate (2006): 3.4 Life expectancy at birth: Male: 75.2 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Fausto AmaroTechnical University of Lisbon
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Portugal (2007): some indicators
• Population : 10.6 million
• Population under 18 years: 18.6% (1 974 894)
• Birth rate: 9.7‰
• Infant Mortality Rate (2006): 3.4• Life expectancy at birth:
– Male: 75.2– Female: 81.6
• Children under institutional care: 0.57%
Crude divorce rate (2006): 2.2‰
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Portugal (2007). Some indicators
Maltreated children:
Physical maltreatment: 0.12%
Psychological maltreatment : 0.17%
Sexual abuse under 14 years: 0.03%
Impact of child wellbeing indicators1986 – Publication of the First National
Survey on Child Abuse and NeglectMain indicators:
Neglect: 29.6 cases per 10,000 familiesPhysical abuse: 19.2 cases per 10,000 familiesPsychological abuse: 13.2 cases per 10,000
familiesSexual abuse. 2.3% of all cases of Child Abuse
Child protection policy in the 90’s1990 – Ratification of the UN Convention on
the Rights of the Child
1991 – First minor protection Commissions
1994 – The Parliament asks for a national study on maltreated children
1999 – Reform of the child protection system
Protection SystemLaw Age
rangeChild’s
SituationMeasure
sProtection Law (147/99)
0-18 At risk Protection measures
In danger
Deviant behaviour
0-12 Delinquency
Educational Guardianship Law (166/99)
12-16 Delinquency
Educational measures
Children under institutional care(2005 /2007
(*) Emergency Units; Temporary Residential Care Centres; Children's Homes; Autonomy-building Apartment
(**) Estimated% - Number of cases/total population under 18 years of age
Year Foster families
Institutions Total
2005 3 977 (**) 11 499 (**) 15 476
% 0.20 0.58 0.782006 2 698 9 540 12 238
% 0.14 0.48 0.62
2007 2 499 (**) 8 863 (**) 11 362
% 0.13 0.45 0.57
The new policy for foster careThe Plan DOM (Challenges, Opportunities
and Changes) – April 2008
This plan aims to improve continuously the quality of children’s and young people’s homes through the promotion of institutionalized children’s rights, their education, citizenship and deinstitutionalization in time.
Relative position of the different types of child abuse (2005)
Special programs for the FamilyPositive parenthood program aims to help
families do develop positive parentingTraining program for more vulnerable
families aims to help families of children at risk.
Social, psychological and monetary support for families with children and young people under legal measures in the family setting.
In search of good indicatorsWhat we need:
Childhood policies based on empirical research
Updating of all indicators on a regular base
Indicators capable of international comparison
In search of good indicators (2)
Indicators related to the cultural contextOperational definitionsAn unique information systemIndicators which can lead to policy making
mainly at local levelIndicators that can be easily understood by
all citizens
Child friendly citiesThe development of local policies aiming the
protection and development of the Rights of the Child:
1.To develop indicators of the several dimensions of the child’s rights
2.To establish objectives3.To evaluate policies and programs according
to the established indicators