Life does not always evolve as we imagine it. An ideal cozy home, loving parents, talented children, good work - often all this is just a picture from a glossy magazine. But what if the start is ruined from the very beginning, if a dysfunctional family poisons all hopes? Can anyone help? And who should do this? How strong should state control be, and how much should social responsibility be?
Firstly, you should decide on a concept.
A dysfunctional family is not always poor or incomplete. Children can have both parents, prosperity can be, but if there is violence and humiliation at home, if father or mother drink or take drugs, if anyone is in custody, all this testifies to the deepest dysfunctionality of such a “cell of society”. Street orphans, beggars are immediately evident. And it becomes clear to us that only a dysfunctional family could allow children to be essentially left to their own devices and to take care of their own survival. But what if everything is hidden behind the facade of decency? Should tragedies occur behind a high fence and metal doors? After all, social services do not take care of a child from such a family: parents do not ask for benefits, children are not expelled into the street. The problems that cripple the psyche for life are not noticeable at first sight. So, alcoholism and, especially, drug addiction -
this is the lot of not only the "dregs of society." These are diseases that can affect anyone. And domestic violence does not always happen only in slums.
In addition, if previously a dysfunctional family could count on the active intervention of public services - there were systems for the compulsory treatment of alcoholism, detoxification centers, and assistance was provided
free - now these options are limited. And a paradoxical situation arises: at the government level, an international scandal is being inflated: “Evil Americans are killing our children!”, But inside the country the problem does not exist, or they reliably turn a blind eye to it. The experience of other states shows that a high
standard of living does not protect against pathologies, from socially significant diseases. A dysfunctional family needs psychological support and help rather than material support. Who should pay attention to this, who should worry about the fate of the child?
Children from socially disadvantaged families often have huge psychological problems. They have a high level of anxiety, they may lag behind in development, they have no conditions for receiving
quality education. First of all, such problems can and should be noticed by people from the immediate environment: neighbors, relatives, school workers. Indifference and non-intervention are the reasons why a dysfunctional family is deprived of the opportunity to receive help. In many countries, publicity campaigns aimed at protecting against violence are widely distributed. In addition to public assistance programs, the state and non-profit organizations provide counseling, housing, and psychological support. For example, crisis centers or telephone lines of trust justify themselves. A dysfunctional family is not a private problem. People suffering from violence, alcoholism, addiction of relatives should know where to turn for help. And the most important thing: in the public mind it is necessary to form an attitude to protect the weak. After all, children in dysfunctional families often suffer in silence, do not believe anyone and cannot share their problems. Crisis centers provide victims of violence with a table and shelter, help solve legal and legal problems. People should know that in the most difficult situation they have where to turn for help.