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To Reform the Child Protection System in Portugal—Stakeholders’ Positions

2024-08-26Research article Open access
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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg05:Igualdade de Género
dc.contributor.authorElisete Diogoen_US
dc.contributor.authorJoana Véstia Silvaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBárbara Mourão Sacuren_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-12T11:41:20Z
dc.date.available2025-12-12T11:41:20Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-26en_US
dc.date.updated2025-12-12T11:05:41Z
dc.description.abstractNotwithstanding the legal milestones observed in the Portuguese child protection system (CPS), several concerns call for political action to ensure the effective guarantee of children’s rights. In this context, it is imperative to discuss proposals for reforming the CPS. Agreement on these proposals by the stakeholders in the system is key to validating and improving the system. Therefore, the main research questions of the present study are (1) what is the level of agreement among stakeholders in the CPS on certain proposals for child protection reform? and (2) what are the positions on those proposals? Mixed methods were conducted based on an online survey (n = 292), supported by Qualtrics, and eight focus groups involving stakeholders as former beneficiaries, families, practitioners and academics (n = 18). Findings show a harmonious alignment with the proposals, justifying an urgent reform of the CPS and the need to strengthen a child-centred system. Three themes emerged: promotion of quality family-based care and promotion of adoption; development of child-friendly terminology; and improvement of the CPS administration. The conclusions highlight implications for policy and practice.eng
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dc.identifier.citationDiogo, E., Silva, J. V., & Sacur, B. M. (2024). To Reform the Child Protection System in Portugal—Stakeholders’ Positions. Social Sciences, 13(9), 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090443
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/socsci13090443en_US
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85205063056en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-4196096
dc.identifier.source-work-id21ce6c4b-701c-45be-bb97-3708777d4497en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/60345
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001322945800001en_US
dc.identifier.wos001322945800001en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.relationReSP Grantsen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectchildren’s rights
dc.subjectchild protection system
dc.subjectfamily-based care
dc.subjectde-institutionalisation
dc.subjectrecommendations for policy
dc.titleTo Reform the Child Protection System in Portugal—Stakeholders’ Positionsen_US
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleSocial Sciencesen_US
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
rcaap.cv.cienciaid3D16-5F3F-DD07 | elisete diogo
rcaap.rightsopenAccessen_US

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