Child rights based analzsis of children without parental care or at risk of losing parental care in Romania

Abstract

The purpose of the analysis is to identify the causes which lead to the loss of parental care in Romania, the risks faced by the children at risk of losing parental care, the children`s rights which are most often violated and the consequences thereof. Moreover, the research aims at identifying the main trends in Romania with respect to social problems that affect children and their families, to support certain actions which must be undertaken at institutional level for interventions regarding the improvement of the status of Romanian children and the consolidation of the family. For this analysis the stakeholders (representatives of central and local, public and non-governmental, national and international organizations) have been consulted as well as the children (by means of a focus group where the children of SOS Village and children of the community participated).