Exploring the new child protection system in Mainland China: How does it work?

Xiaoou Man, Richard P. Barth, Yue-e Li and Zuobao Wang

Children and Youth Services Review, 2017, vol. 76, issue C, 196-202

Abstract: Child protection has become an increasingly important issue in China. Notably however, few studies have explored the Chinese child protection system itself. The purpose of this study is to explore the basic elements of China's child protection system, which was initiated as a pilot program in May 2013, in order to find out how this child protection program works. A content analysis approach was used for this study. A total of 97 related public documents and 11 supplemented interviews were analyzed. We report on the five major categories of basic elements of China's child protection, accompanied by a detailed analysis. Findings show that: (1) The child protection pilot program aims to serve more vulnerable and disadvantaged children rather than abused and neglected children; (2) Although Minors' Protection Office was established to specialize in improving child protection mechanisms and services, a number of agencies bear the primary responsibilities of children protection in practice; (3) A reporting system for reporting suspected child abuse has been advocated in the practice of child protection for the first time; (4) Domestic child protection organizations and institutions play important roles in providing alternative care services. The findings presented in this paper also indicate that although a basic framework for child protection has formed in pilot areas, there are significant barriers to developing and implementing such a system.

Keywords: Child protection system; Content analysis; Child maltreatment; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.03.012

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