The phenomenon of social risk families and its dynamics in Lithuania

Vide Gudzinskiene,Rimvydas Augutavicius,U Berkis,L Vilka

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20185103001

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Journal: SHS Web of Conferences	Publication Date: Jan 1, 2018
License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Mykolas Romeris University

Abstract

Families at risk are definitely the urgent public concern that requires immediate solutions in Lithuania. It is important to mention that the children growing within the families at risk are in the centre of concern as their social and physical environment is not stimulating enough, leading to a number of different problems the families and children themselves are facing. In general, the number of such children makes about 4 percent of the total number of children in the country and this rate has remained stable for many years. Scientific problem – the problems experienced by children growing within social risk families and the impact of social risk factors on children's socialization and integration. Object – phenomenon of families at risk in Lithuania. Task of the article – to analyze the phenomenon of social risk families and its trends in Lithuania.

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IntroductionFamilies at social risk usually live on state-funded benefits (there were 221 922 social welfare recipients in 2012) [1]
In the recent years, families at social risk usually live on state-funded benefits [1]
The number of children growing in these families is decreasing in recent years, but this is largely caused by migration and declining birth rates tendencies

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Introduction

Families at social risk usually live on state-funded benefits (there were 221 922 social welfare recipients in 2012) [1]. These families often add some extra income by illegal means (smuggling, unofficial work), majority of them do not work at all, and claiming the reason for their unemployment is the low wage paid in the market. According to the data provided by the Lithuanian Department of Statistics, within the recent years, the birth rate in Lithuania has decreased by 3.6 percent. This has indirectly led to the decrease of social risk families and children respectively by 8.5 and 16.4 percent. Methods used to study the problem: the generalization and synthesis of relevant scientific literature and legislation

The concept of social risk families

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