Alcohol-related child maltreatment

Aim: To increase understanding of alcohol-related child maltreatment on the basis of child protection cases in Lithuania. The study is based on a document content analysis of 203 case records of families at social risk. It identifies the prevalence of alcohol-related harm by analysing associations between types of drinkers and child maltreatment. It also maps the distribution of people who typically report this maltreatment. Both qualitative and quantitative analytical approaches are employed. Results: Child neglect was the most prevalent type of child maltreatment and was usually reported together with other types of child maltreatment. Child maltreatment was typically mentioned in the context of a caregiver’s heavy drinking. In 85.7% (174) of the cases, the family had at least one problem drinker. More than one problem drinker was detected in as many as a third of all cases. At least one form of child maltreatment was detected in families with a drinking mother in 60% of the cases (w2 ¼ 4.825, p 0.05), and in 15% of the cases (p >0.05) when there was a drinking partner in the family. The most common source of reporting by the authorities was the police (26.6%), and the most typical non-official source was the child’s relatives (16.3%). Conclusions: Alcoholrelated child maltreatment needs special attention if issues of child safety in Lithuania are to be disclosed, evaluated, and responded to. Further research on this topic is needed

LUMEN INTELLECTUS AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT: EXPANSION OF AND OBSTACLES TO CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES / LUMEN INTELLECTUS IR EKONOMINĖ NAUDA: KŪRYBINIŲ INDUSTRIJŲ PLĖTINIAI IR KLIUVINIAI BALTIJOS ŠALYSE

Drawing on the concept of glocalization, the paper aims to compare experiences and achievements of three Baltic countries in the field of creative industries. It seeks to crystallize the issue of creative industries in the Baltic context, and to figure out how the new concept of the creative economy is changing the understanding of the humanities and business functions, and the dynamics of their mutual interaction. In addition to the analysis of the prospects of creative industries in the Baltic countries and the obstacles they are facing, the paper aims at identifying parallel processes (the emergence of business incubators and creative villages) and different environments of the dispersion of creative industries. Santrauka Naudojantis glokalizacijos koncepcija, straipsnyje lyginama trijų Baltijos šalių patirtis ir pasiekimai kūrybinių industrijų srityje. Siekiama suprobleminti kūrybinių industrijų koncepciją baltiškajame kontekste ir išsiaiškinti, kaip nauja kūrybinės ekonomikos samprata keičia humanitarikos ir verslo funkcijų supratimą bei sąveikos dinamiką. Analizuojama, kokių perspektyvų teikia ir su kokiais trukdžiais kūrybinės industrijos susiduria Baltijos šalyse. Identifikuojami paraleliniai procesai (verslo inkubatorių, kūrybinių miestelių kūrimasis) ir skirtingos kūrybinių industrijų sklaidos aplinkos. Reikšminiai žodžiai: Baltijos šalys, kūrybinė klasė, kūrybinės industrijos, kultūra, ekonomika, glokalizacija, Richardas Florida First published online: 26 May 201