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Research Article: Perspectives on Migrant Children’s Mental Health Needs and Existing Services: A Qualitative Study Among Psychological Service Providers of Chinese Social Organizations

Date Published: 2023-09-06

Abstract:
China’s economic development has triggered an ever-increasing rural to urban migration trend and patterns of internal migrations are changing. One of the most notable structural changes is the trend of family migration ie, the change from single-member mobility to whole family mobility in most of the households. It has resulted in a large number of school-age children following their migrant parents to the city and becoming migrant children. Such migration often occurs for more favorable economic circumstances, educational opportunities, and better lives. After China achieved the goal of full poverty alleviation in , the purpose of migration changed from increasing opportunities to hope of better integration in urban settings. But for children, as a result of moving from one area to another, massive changes in their life occurred which required psychological support. The Government of China introduced Healthy China strategy and policy of Construction of National Social Psychological Service System in aimed at providing psychological support to address such needs of migrant children. In the system of “building and sharing a healthy China”, government encouraged multiple stakeholders to provide psychological services among which social organizations stand out in providing such services. Social organizations specialize in providing professional mental health management and collaborative support for migrant children in targeted communities which differs from such services provided at schools. Such an approach is crucial because evidences show that migrants in general make less use of psychosocial care services.

Introduction:
China’s economic development has triggered an ever-increasing rural to urban migration trend and patterns of internal migrations are changing. One of the most notable structural changes is the trend of family migration ie, the change from single-member mobility to whole family mobility in most of the households. It has resulted in a large number of school-age children following their migrant parents to the city and becoming migrant children. Such migration often occurs for more favorable economic circumstances,…

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