Usluge socijalne zaštite namenjene deci i porodicama u migracijama u Republici Srbiji
Social Welfare Services for Children and Families in Migration in the Republic of Serbia

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to analyze existing social welfare services for children and families in migration, to map key challenges in the provision of services, and to provide recommendations for improving this field, from the perspective of the public and civil sector. Qualitative research was conducted in which a total of twenty-eight professional workers employed in the public and civil sector in the field of social protection participated, twenty of whom were professional workers from three social work centers (Social Work Center Leskovac, Vranje and Belgrade – Voždovac Department), three professional workers from two centers for family placement and adoption (Center for Family Placement and Adoption in Kragujevac and Subotica) and five representatives of the non-governmental sector from Group 484 and the Center for Crisis Policy and Response.They shared their experiences by responding to survey questions and participating in semi-structured interviews. The paper identified that professional workers from the civil and public sector face various challenges such as cultural and linguistic barriers, insufficient number of translators, inadequate normative framework, and services that are not tailored to the needs of migrants.

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