Poverty as the Main Motive for Abandonment of Children

Cvetelina Berberova-Valcheva - Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”

Summary/Abstract: As for 2017 Bulgaria is the poorest country in European Union and there are many children separated from their parents. The main reason for that is poverty, followed by disease or injury of the children. The purpose of this article is to make an accent of current well-being of the population and to put the emphasis on negative trends among which the abandonment of children. The social policy in the country should focused on more comprehensive family-oriented measures and against poverty and child abandonment. Some of the conclusions in solving these problems are information campaigns, employment programs and education among the population.