TY - JOUR
T1 - Child welfare policies and services during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
AU - Chun, Jong Serl
AU - Kim, Jinyung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Emergency situations render children vulnerable; hence, this study reviewed child-related policies and services in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus far, the government has proposed online health promotion programmes for children, emergency care services and allowances, and school meal delivery services. Based on these findings, we recommend the establishment of mental health, sexual abuse, and child abuse online messaging services, allocation of additional financial and educational support to low-income families, and prioritisation of childcare services.
AB - Emergency situations render children vulnerable; hence, this study reviewed child-related policies and services in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus far, the government has proposed online health promotion programmes for children, emergency care services and allowances, and school meal delivery services. Based on these findings, we recommend the establishment of mental health, sexual abuse, and child abuse online messaging services, allocation of additional financial and educational support to low-income families, and prioritisation of childcare services.
KW - child welfare
KW - COVID-19
KW - policies
KW - services
KW - South Korea
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097378454&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02185385.2020.1859407
DO - 10.1080/02185385.2020.1859407
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097378454
VL - 31
SP - 38
EP - 44
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
SN - 0218-5385
IS - 1-2
ER -
