Article http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.03.001
Analysis of the Mental Health Status and Countermeasures of Urban Losing-Single-Child Elderly in China
Bo Liu*, Yanjun Wang, Liuyin Ye, Shuijing Shen, Xiaoping Wu
School of Public Administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
*Corresponding author: Bo Liu
Published: April 17,2023
Abstract
As a special group created under China's national family planning policy, the overall size of the losing-single-child elderly has been expanding year by year. The unexpected death of a child is psychologically devastating to them and they are vulnerable to structural exclusion and psychological marginalization, becoming isolated and marginalized groups. What they need is not material assistance, but psychological help. Therefore, it is especially important to build an effective psychological service system, provide psychological assistance to the losing-single-child elderly, and help them rebuild their values. This article investigates the current situation of the mental health of the losing-single-child elderly in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, and combines with the current social support for the losing-single-child elderly, and proposes measures to build a psychological service system for the losing-single-child elderly from five dimensions: assessment system, service platform, social work force, precise service, and social atmosphere, which will finally achieve the purpose of providing recommendations for the government to formulate support policies for the losing-single-child elderly.
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How to cite this paper
Analysis of the Mental Health Status and Countermeasures of Urban Losing-Single-Child Elderly in China
How to cite this paper: Bo Liu, Yanjun Wang, Liuyin Ye, Shuijing Shen, Xiaoping Wu. (2023) Analysis of the Mental Health Status and Countermeasures of Urban Losing-Single-Child Elderly in China. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 7(3), 480-487.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.03.001