WELL-BEING AND VULNERABILITY. ENHANCING SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG VULNERABLE CHILDREN
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47743/asas-2023-2-746Keywords:
child protection, vulnerability, social inclusion, well-beingAbstract
The present paper brings into discussion the importance of working together for the well-being of the children. The current and hardest realities as Covid-19 pandemic, extremely difficult conflicts from certain countries, emphasize and demonstrated that children's rights are violated even in these times of postmodernity. In this line, the paper has an awareness purpose and underlines how can we as individuals and professionals may act in promoting and respecting each individual child’s right. The topics as well-being, vulnerability, empowerment, and resilience are discussed, presenting an overview for understanding the factors that influence and determine the realities that lead towards a social exclusion, rather than a social inclusion. Finally, the paper empathised the importance of developing social integrated services for ensuring the well-being among children, enhancing thus the social inclusion of vulnerable children.
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