Sacur Bárbara Mourão, Diogo Elisete
Católica Research Centre for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing (CRC-W), Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal.
Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais (CICS.NOVA), Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal.
Children (Basel). 2021 Dec 14;8(12):1181. doi: 10.3390/children8121181.
Protection and promotion of child rights are referred to as a central purpose of the European Union (EU). Therefore in 2021, the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child Guarantee were published to enable children to have the best possible life in the EU and worldwide. Member states were invited to implement the directions of both documents into practice. The present study analyses and showcases the evidence on how to progress implementation of the Strategy and the Guarantee regarding alternative care in Portugal. A literature review was conducted based on international literature. Evidence-based recommendations for the Portuguese transition process towards quality, family and community-based care are stated. De-institutionalisation and strengthening specific services-kinship care, special guardianship, and foster care-are advocated, namely specialising the workforce, and promoting training for kinship carers and prospective special guardians. To conclude, the revision and monitoring of the measures for children in need of alternative care are suggested as well as integrating and publishing data from the diverse services of the alternative care system.
保护和促进儿童权利被视为欧盟（EU）的核心目标。因此，2021年欧盟发布了《儿童权利战略》和《欧洲儿童保障计划》，以使儿童在欧盟及全球范围内能拥有尽可能美好的生活。各成员国被邀请将这两份文件的指导方针付诸实践。本研究分析并展示了关于葡萄牙如何推进《战略》和《保障计划》中替代照料实施情况的证据。基于国际文献进行了文献综述。针对葡萄牙向高质量、基于家庭和社区的照料过渡进程，提出了基于证据的建议。主张去机构化并加强特定服务——亲属照料、特别监护和寄养照料，即实现工作人员专业化，并促进对亲属照料者和未来特别监护人的培训。最后，建议对需要替代照料儿童的措施进行修订和监测，并整合和公布替代照料系统不同服务的数据。
