LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Vaiko teisės; Vaiko teisių apsauga; Vaiko gerovė; Baudžiamoji intervencija; Children's rights; Protection of the rights of the child; Child welfare; Child protection; Punitive intervention in child protection.
ENExperiences of childhood accompany people throughout their lives. Some of them are imprinted deeper while others slip unnoticed. It is important that childhood experiences are nurturing and not harmful. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), the concept of which has been described by Vincent J. Felitti and colleagues, impact a person negatively for the entire life and without effective interventions are passed on to future generations. Early childhood and adolescent years are especially important. Recently, early childhood development has received global political attention. The sustainable development goals include early childhood development as the key to global change by 2030. The UN Secretary-General’s global strategy for women’s, children’s, and adolescent health (2016–2030) generalises a new vision that aims at survival, wellbeing, and transformation. Moreover, world institutions such as UNICEF, the World Bank, UNESCO, and WHO have prioritised early childhood in their programs. In May 2018, Nurturing Care Framework, developing policy guidelines to enable the development of nurturing care, including health, nutrition, protection and security, responsive caregiving, and early learning opportunities, was introduced. An increasing number of researches emphasise the importance of adolescence alongside early childhood and look for science-based interventions that effectively contribute to the well-being of children and adolescents rather than just their survival or reliance on their ability to survive. Scientific breakthroughs from various disciplines highlighting neurodevelopment, the importance of environment and relationships, and the adverse childhood consequences for a human-being, future generations, and the development of society have made a significant contribution to the inclusion of the childhood development in the global political agenda.The sources of the arguments presented in this monograph are the results of published studies of various disciplines and original empirical studies conducted by the authors in Lithuania. The first part of the monograph outlines the theoretical basis. The second part presents empirical databased analysis of Lithuanian child rights protection and well-being up to the reform of Child Rights Protection and after it. [Extract, p. 274-275]