An overview of interventions in the family environment deveoped within mobile teams in Republic of Croatia

Prvi dio rada pruža pregled zakonskog okvira koji regulira intervencije s obiteljima u riziku. Zatim je opisan proces deinstitucionalizacije i transformacije sustava socijalne skrbi u Republici Hrvatskoj s naglaskom na usluge podrške obiteljima. Također su pojašnjene karakteristike intervencija s visokorizičnim obiteljima u obiteljskom okruženju i ukratko su prikazane prednosti intervencija u obiteljskom okruženju. Drugi dio istraživačkog rada sadrži kvalitativno istraživanje čiji je cilj bio pregled i opis ključnih obilježja intervencija u obiteljskom okruženju u Hrvatskoj ra zvijenih u obliku mobilnih timova od strane različitih javnih institucija i organizacija civilnog društva. Rezultati dobiveni kroz deduktivnu tematsku analizu daju uvid u ključna obilježja programa podrške obiteljima u njihovim obiteljskim okruženjima. Dobiveni rezultati pomažu u razumijevanju kako su takvi programi strukturirani i izvedeni te kakav utjecaj imaju na obitelji u riziku. Ovaj rad ima potencijal pružiti vrijedne informacije za daljnje unaprjeđenje prakse podrške obiteljima u obitelji na području Hrvatske.The first part of the paper provides an overview of the legal framework that regulates interventions with families at risk. Then the process of deinstitutionalization and transformation of the social welfare system in the Republic of Croatia is described, with an emphasis on family support services. The characteristics of interventions with high-risk families in the family environment are also clarified and the advantages of interventions in the family environment are briefly presented. The second part of the research paper contains qualitative research, the aim of which was to review and describe the key features of interventions in the family environment in Croatia developed in the form of mobile teams by various public institutions and civil society organizations. The results obtained through deductive thematic analysis provide an insight into the key features of the support program for families in their family environments. The obtained results help in understanding how such programs are structured and implemented and what impact they have on families at risk. This paper has the potential to provide valuable information for the further improvement of the practice of supporting families in families in Croati