For

decreasing

child problem

Shohei Maruyama

?Questions¿

What is child problem?

child abuse, juvenile crime, violent to

parents

Who is child social worker?

work to solve these troubles with parents

and children

Japanese present situation

About------ child abuse cases in a year(2010)

a)2200 b)11600 c)37800 d)56300

There are about ---- child social worker (2010)

a)1200 b)2600 c)4200 d)6000

Survey to child welfare officers

94% think their work is strain

They said

Don’t have

enough

time

Having too

much cases

Facing lack

of staff

Other country situation

A. Compared by how many child social

workers need per children

1

8200~13000 children

2500 children

5000 children

900 children

Japan U.S.

U.K. Germany

B. compared by Budget of

child welfare 3.354%

3.228%

3.273%

0.956%

0.792%

0.657

%

Sweden

Denmark

U.K.

Canada

Japan

U.S.

Focus on U.K.

Home Start

Home visiting

Family group

Home visiting?

Purpose: to prevent problems occur in

home

How?

Coordinator visit house

Listening their situation

Make service plan with children and parents

Volunteer visits their home(1~3/weeks)

Volunteer They are

teacher⇒neutral

friends

Their purposes are…

1. To solve isolation

2. Lots of positive

listening

3. Demonstrate

solve the issue together

Train volunteer

⇒9 week training

Without getting money

But get special skills

Family Group?

A base for parents

It prevents family isolation

Solution

1. Increasing child

social worker

2. Prevent children

problems

Increasing stuff

Government did some actions

1. Cost much money

2. Casual employment

Japanese situation doesn’t change

:Focus on Prevent issues

BUT

To prevent child issuesGovernment started

Hello Baby! Project

⇒This project is similar to Home Start

Visit mothers who give birth to baby within four

months

And

①consulting about child careand provide information

②connect to other services

Comparing both project

Home Start

Purpose: Prevent child issues and family isolation

Subject: Not government

Visitor: Perfectly volunteers

Hello Baby

Purpose:

Prevent child issuesSubject: Government(Local)

Visitor:

Hardly volunteers

Challenges

Central Local government carry out

It is vary from place to place

So government should show standard

• in Akita(2007): 16%

• In Kawaguchi (city): this project started in

2010

• More than ~%

• Start until ~

How to increase volunteer

Percentage of

visitor's license

Volunteer (2.7%)

but it’s Important

So…

Government

cooperate with NPO

or volunteer groups

Inform people

Help to make group

such as Family group

Thank you for

your attention!

Sauces・Movements and issues about child welfareApril 25th, 2012http://www.crc.japan.net/contents/situation/pdf/20120426.pdf

・More than 90% of child welfare officer think they are under strainDecember 7th, 2010http://www.asahi.com/edu/kosodate/news/TKY2012070143

・Japan Budget of child welfare is the lowest in the OECDBy Kim Yang-junOct 3rd, 2011

http://bit.ly/Tdf9v6

・Challenge of Home VisitingBy Yasuyuki SaigouMay 5th, 2006

・About “Hello Baby project”By Japanese the Ministry oh health, labor and welfarehttp://bit.ly/iirLpn

・A report of Home Visiting Project in JapanBy NPO Japan child abuse prevention citizen nerworkhttp://bit.ly/125FILO

・Home Visitinghttp://www.home-start.org.uk/