who is eligible for foster care outside the family (adults and older person with disabilities). Informal support A part of the informal support takes place through cooperation with civil society organizations and various parents' associations. Peer Within the social welfare home transformation and deinstitutionalization process, good cooperation support/counselling has been achieved with volunteer centres. Legally, this type of social service is not specified. Circles of support N/A Crisis intervention Yes In accordance with the These services Besides the According to and emergency Social Welfare Act, the are available in possibility of the data in the services counselling and family different parts of beneficiaries monthly support service (the Croatia and are impact on social statistical intensive support service funded to a services specified report for to a family in crisis) is an significant extent in the Ordinance December advisory-therapeutic and from the state on quality 2014, the social-educational service budget. They are standards for counselling provided to families in intended for social service has crises with the aim of children and servicesadditional been used by overcoming life's adults with possibility to 69,740 difficulties. Additionally, disabilities and influence the way persons, while there is the temporary their family that social the temporary housing service for crises members, and service is housing service situations. are provided by provided is not has been used social welfare mentioned.. by 1,046 homes and social persons. welfare centre professionals. Befriending N/A This social service is not present in the legislation or Croatian legal practice.
who is eligible for foster care outside the family (adults and older person with disabilities). Informal support A part of the informal support takes place through cooperation with civil society organizations and various parents' associations. Peer support/counselling Within the social welfare home transformation and deinstitutionalization process, good cooperation has been achieved with volunteer centres. Legally, this type of social service is not specified. Circles of support N/A Crisis intervention and emergency services Yes In accordance with the Social Welfare Act, the counselling and family support service (the intensive support service to a family in crisis) is an advisory-therapeutic and social-educational service provided to families in crises with the aim of overcoming life's difficulties. Additionally, there is the temporary housing service for crises situations. These services are available in different parts of Croatia and are funded to a significant extent from the state budget. They are intended for children and adults with disabilities and their family members, and are provided by social welfare homes and social welfare centre professionals. Besides the possibility of beneficiaries impact on social services specified in the Ordinance on quality standards for social servicesadditional possibility to influence the way that social service is provided is not mentioned.. According to the data in the monthly statistical report for December 2014, the counselling service has been used by 69,740 persons, while the temporary housing service has been used by 1,046 persons. Befriending N/A This social service is not present in the legislation or Croatian legal practice.
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