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Research Paper: Wales: Children In Need

Abstract

In Wales, the number of children in need is increasing day by day. The census conducted in the year 2011 has shown that the number of children in need has increased to great extent. The Cardiff city has been selected for analysing the census report of children in need that exists in the city. The Cardiff city is major and the largest city of Wales. The people o different types of race, culture and religion exists. The analysis of the census results has shown that most of the children in need in Cardiff city belong to white race and very few children are having any mental health problem. The basic reason that is leading to increase in the children in need is family dysfunction. The local authority of Cardiff has conducted many events for increasing the monetary contributions for providing the assistance to such children in need all around the country.

Table of Contents

Introduction3

The children in need3

Wales Children in Need Census in the year 20113

Cardiff City4

Discussion4

Children in need in Cardiff city4

Reasons why children receive help from the social services department8

Cardiff city and the social services department11

Event carried out in the Cardiff city for the children in need12

Family support plans12

Provision of accommodation to children in need and their families12

Development of plan for the protection of children in need13

Comparing results and analysis of the Cardiff local authority with that of Wales as a whole14

Conclusion14

References16

Research Paper: Wales: Children In Need

Introduction

The children in need

It is the right of every individual, whether it is an old, child or young, to be protected and kept safe from any harm. The people have their responsibility towards the children to protect all the rights of their children. Particularly, it is the right of any children to be safe, to be included in events and happiness and in the matters related to their lives, to be provided opportunities for education, achievements and learning. Unfortunately there are millions of children around the world who are not given even their basic rights. Some of them have no parents while the others who even have their parents are also neglected by their own parents and societies due to any disability. Organizations and governmental bodies have taken corrective steps but still it is society's major issue.

Wales Children in Need Census in the year 2011

In the year 2011, a census was carried out for the first time by the Welsh Government in order to find the number of children in need, living in Wales and to identify that the reason that why such children receive assistance from the social services departments. The census study also highlighted the efforts of the assistance and care providers in providing the parenting capacity as well as the health care and education to the children. About 19, 655 children were identified as the children in need in the Children in Need census and the results of the census revealed that most of the children in need are under the age of eighteen and about fifty ...