Sustainable family dynamics: the role of social orphanhood prevention in ensuring family well-being

Social orphanhood concept and causes, approaches and types of its prevention as a factor in ensuring sustainable family dynamics have been studied. The relevance of the issue of social orphanhood, which is a family’s reaction to new life circumstances and its disadvantage, has been revealed. The negative changes taking place in modern families have been shown: insufficient care for children, conditions incompatible with child upbringing, and manifestations of cruelty and violence against children. Social orphanhood is a stable phenomenon of human existence and social life. In Russia over the past 10 years, there has been a decrease in the total number of orphaned children as a result of a decrease in cases of deprivation and restriction of parental rights and, in general, in the number of children in Russia. According to the study results, a difficult situation has developed in the Far Eastern regions of Russia, and the situation with orphanhood is better in the North Caucasus Federal District. Most orphaned children have health problems. The importance of the social orphanhood prevention system, the need for effective monitoring and further support of families, and “tracking the fate” of an orphaned child have been emphasized. The following recommendations have been proposed: allocating specialized vehicles for conducting preventive raids on families at risk, including those living in remote settlements, hiring a psychologist to provide high-quality psychological support and effective rehabilitation work with families, and increasing salaries and prestige of the profession.

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