Advisory commission for the protection and welfare of children and young people : report on the work of the commission in 1936.

  • League of Nations
Date:
1936
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Credit: Advisory commission for the protection and welfare of children and young people : report on the work of the commission in 1936. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    as to order or time, will set out for room eravion subjects aehich appear to important from the point of view of (1) their bearing upon the welfare of the normal chil (2) their international interest and timeliness ; (3) their relation to subjects already studi by the Committee; (4) their relation to subjects being studied by other technica: organisations affiliated with the League; and (5) the possibility of securing the services of experts for the enquiries needed as a basis for adequate and useful consideration b the Committee. ; “Tt is further suggested that this Sub-Committee consider the following subjects for inclusion in the list of projects which it is requested to prepare, among which one or _ two might be found to be suitable for preliminary discussion during the 1937 session of See the Committee : perce “1. Consolidation and extension of the studies already undertaken in relation to neglected and delinquent minors from the point of view of developing effective preventive — programmes of social assistance and guidance, training, general development, recreation and vocational preparation and placing, thus enlarging the opportunities available to all — children in the different countries in the world. “2. Further exploration, in collaboration with the International Labour Office, of measures for the protection of young persons against the social effects of unemployment — and, where possible, correlation of the results of this enquiry with those under item 1. “3, Examination from the point of view of protection of normal family life, and of child life, of the systems of public assistance (as distinct from social insurance) in the different countries in relation to: “(a) An examination of the distinctive features of these systems ; “(b) The part assumed therein by the public authorities ; as c) BY. voluntary effort ; d) ‘Rélation of Be Bins child welfare services to general family assistance S Services ; “ (e) Special examination of the measures followed for the organisation of matene services in rural areas ; “(f) Examination of the relative functions discharged by professional and voluntary social workers, and, in this connection, a description of the methods followed for the training and employment of the professional worker. “4, Study of measures particularly designed to maintain the family group, threatened by conditions of poverty, neglect or delinquency, as a social unit, thus reducing the necessity of caring for children away from their own homes. “5. Examination of the means of reconstructing a normal life for the child who may have lost it through the failure of his normal parental protection or guardianship. This should include, under adoption or a similar heading, enquiry into the following points in the \caaaans ate of the systems of different countries : “(a) As to provisions for surrender of guardianship by parents or existing ee age : “(b) As to provisions for creation of new parental guardianship by legal : transfer, adoption, ete. ; “(¢ ) As to methods of enquiry into: “ (i) Parentage and other items in respect of the child whose guardianship is to be transferred ; * (ii) Suitability of home, guardians, etc., to whom guardianship is to bes a Led ‘ “ (ili) Siueesion during period of probationary or trial placing ; ? “ (iv) Qualifications of rt entrusted with the work of enquiry, placing — me supervision ; “(d) As to principles and practices in respect to inheritance rights, following upon transfer of guardianship, adoption, ete. ; -s “(e) As to provisions for reciprocal recognition in one jurisdiction of ‘transfer of guardianship, adoption, etc., effected within another jurisdiction. tes “6. In collaboration with the International Health Organisation : “(a) Enquiry into the social protection of maternity and infancy and the ecgicrns pla of the pre-school child ; “(b) Exploration of the vehieion of measures of social protection and assistance to the nutrition of the expectant mother and young child.”
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