DOI: 10.14264/uql.2016.1122
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A study of non-government child welfare services in Taiwan focused on children in need of child welfare service intervention

Abstract: The aim of this study is to explore the characteristics of children in need of child welfare service intervention in Taiwan from the perspective of child welfare non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and to seek pathways to enhance such children's rights and well-being.Over the last two decades, Taiwanese society has experienced rapid changes in its economic development as well as population. Along with these changes, child welfare services in Taiwan have emerged and undergone a series of institutional and leg… Show more

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“…There has been a persistent tendency to see children in Taiwan as vulnerable and requiring protection (Feng et al, 2012). The 1973 Child Welfare Act was the first social welfare measure in Taiwan (Hsu, 2016). The 1989 UNCRC resulted in the first amendment of the 1973 Child Welfare Act in 1993 (Shee, 1998).…”
Section: The Taiwan Examplementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…There has been a persistent tendency to see children in Taiwan as vulnerable and requiring protection (Feng et al, 2012). The 1973 Child Welfare Act was the first social welfare measure in Taiwan (Hsu, 2016). The 1989 UNCRC resulted in the first amendment of the 1973 Child Welfare Act in 1993 (Shee, 1998).…”
Section: The Taiwan Examplementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nevertheless, over the last 30 years, the Taiwanese government has worked to translate the UNCRC into policies and services. For instance, the passage of the UNCRC in 1989 led to the amendment of the Child Welfare Law in 1993 and then to the passage of the Child and Youth Welfare Act 2003 (Hsu, 2016). Article 3 of the UNCRC forms the basis of Article 4 of the 1993 amendment to the Child Welfare Law, which states that the best interests of children should be the priority in child welfare cases (Global Legal Information Network Legislative Yuan, R.O.C., 2020).…”
Section: The Taiwan Examplementioning
confidence: 99%