Responding to vulnerability – the role of social welfare services and cash transfers

Yablonski, Jennifer; Bell, Bill

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“…The transference of social support services, aimed at strengthening the families’ parenting skills in situations of stress, depression and family conflict, among others, was poor. 25 Similar findings have been reported in studies conducted in Colombia and Sweden: recognizing the ineffectiveness and/or failure of the programs. 13 They also mention how the poor effectiveness of social wellbeing system services on the vulnerable population means there is no decrease in dependence on social assistance services, increasing health inequalities, marginalization and social exclusion.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…The ineffectiveness of social support system transfer limits their ability to reduce vulnerability in children, families and communities. 25 There is a negative cycle of direct and indirect effects on emotional development in children and on health problems in adulthood, evidence of this problem. 8 , 16 Direct effects include genetic factors before birth and affected development after birth.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Social protection systems in vulnerable families: their importance for the public health

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OBJECTIVE To analyze the effectiveness of the Chilean System of Childhood Welfare in transferring benefits to socially vulnerable families.METHODS A cross-sectional study with a sample of 132 families from the Metropolitan Region, Chile, stratified according to degree of social vulnerability, between September 2011 and January 2012. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with mothers of the studied families in public health facilities or their households. The variables studied were family structure, psychosocial risk in the family context and integrated benefits from the welfare system in families that fulfill the necessary requirements for transfer of benefits. Descriptive statistics to measure location and dispersion were calculated. A binary logistic regression, which accounts for the sample size of the study, was carried out.RESULTS The groups were homogenous regarding family size, the presence of biological father in the household, the number of relatives living in the same dwelling, income generation capacity and the rate of dependency and psychosocial risk (p ≥ 0.05). The transfer of benefits was low in all three groups of the sample (≤ 23.0%). The benefit with the best coverage in the system was the Single Family Subsidy, whose transfer was associated with the size of the family, the presence of relatives in the dwelling, the absence of the father in the household, a high rate of dependency and a high income generation capacity (p ≤ 0.10).CONCLUSIONS The effectiveness of benefit transfer was poor, especially in families that were extremely socially vulnerable. Further explanatory studies of benefit transfers to the vulnerable population, of differing intensity and duration, are required in order to reduce health disparities and inequalities.

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Social protection systems in vulnerable families: their importance for the public health

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“…An advantage of the conditional cash transfer is that it integrates the social welfare system with the system of financial support. However, these cash transfer programs are expensive, raising the possibility that their expense may limit the ability to pay for social support programs (Save the Children, 2009; Wilton Park Conference Report, 2009; Yablonski & Bell, 2009). …”

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Institutional Care for Young Children: Review of Literature and Policy Implications

Dozier

Zeanah

Wallin

et al. 2012

Social Issues Policy Review

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Millions of infants and toddlers are in institutional care around the world, care that is poorly suited to meet young children’s developmental needs. In this article, we briefly review the history of institutional care and surrogate care. We then discuss why institutional care is at odds with children’s needs, and review the empirical evidence regarding the effects of institutional care on young children’s development. Finally, we discuss alternatives to institutional care, and make recommendations for changes.

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“…With regard to cash transfers and food vouchers, some studies showed no impact, as in the case of Honduras ( 29 ) , Brazil ( 30 ) and Ecuador ( 31 ) , while most of the cases showed positive impacts. This is the case in both developed ( 10 – 14 , 16 – 18 , 20 ) and developing economies ( 26 – 28 ) . Our study contributes further in that its findings show food vouchers have a positive impact on dietary diversity.…”

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“…There is a growing number of studies evaluating the impact of such interventions, although they are not conclusive regarding their effectiveness. Yablonski and O’Donnell ( 10 ) conducted a survey of case studies worldwide and concluded that, in general, there was evidence that supported the use of cash transfer schemes for improving malnutrition. A few years later, another review ( 11 ) analysed twenty experiences in developed economies that included the use of vouchers and other interventions.…”

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Impact of two policy interventions on dietary diversity in Ecuador

Ponce

Ramos-Martín

2017

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To differentiate the effects of food vouchers and training in health and nutrition on consumption and dietary diversity in Ecuador by using an experimental design. Design: Interventions involved enrolling three groups of approximately 200 randomly selected households per group in three provinces in Ecuador. Power estimates and sample size were computed using the Optimal Design software, with a power of 80 %, at 5 % of significance and with a minimum detectable effect of 0·25 (SD). The first group was assigned to receive a monthly food voucher of $US 40. The second group was assigned to receive the same $US 40 voucher, plus training on health and nutrition issues. The third group served as the control.Weekly household values of food consumption were converted into energy intake per person per day. A simple proxy indicator was constructed for dietary diversity, based on the Food Consumption Score. Finally, an econometric model with three specifications was used for analysing the differential effect of the interventions.

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Responding to vulnerability – the role of social welfare services and cash transfers

Cited by 4 publications

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Social protection systems in vulnerable families: their importance for the public health

Social protection systems in vulnerable families: their importance for the public health

Institutional Care for Young Children: Review of Literature and Policy Implications

Impact of two policy interventions on dietary diversity in Ecuador

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