Children at high risk of human trafficking: participation in the decision-making process Vladlena Avdeeva

Monitoring the Well-Being of Children in Formal Care Institutions

• Project objectives: developing and piloting methods and procedures to access the well-being and observance of rights of children left without parental care; analyzing the attitudes of children and adults to this assessment.
• Funding: Grant received by the Regional Public Organization “Stellit” in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 17, 2014 No. 11-rp and on the basis of a competition held by the Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies Foundation.

Methods

Guiding principles:

• Assessment of the well-being from child perspective.
• Children are the main source of information.
• Maximum coverage of children aged 10-17 years.
• Adapted survey methods for children.
• The maximum possible range of topics that are important for children.

Methods:

• Survey among children (groups up to 10 children) and individual structured interviews (children aged 7-10 and children with developmental disorders)
• Observation conducted by the psychologists)
• Interviews with tutors and administration of the formal care institutions

Research project «Social Trajectories of Children in Contemporary Russia»

• Research purpose: assessment of the impact of child protection social institutions, family and behavioral factors on the life trajectories of children who are in contact with child welfare system.
• Sample: 113 cases. Each case is based on an interviews with a child, parent and social worker.
• Methods: focused interviews with children (from 10 to 17 years of age), parents or other legal representatives and specialists.
• Guiding principle: children as key informants of the research.
• Funding: Russian Science Foundation, project № 16-18-10372.