[Use of support and relief services for parents of children in need of care: Results of the FamBer observational study].

Use of support and relief services for parents of children in need of care: Results of the FamBer observational study Parents of children in need of care in Germany can fall back on a variety of relief and support services. So far, however, there has been a lack of systematic studies and quantitative data on the use of such offers at the individual level of parents and other legal guardians. The study on the compatibility of care and work for parents with a child in need of care (FamBer; funding: Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Germany) examines the knowledge of relief and support services, their use and the perceived benefits of these offers.

[Care of refugee children and adolescents with chronic diseases and disabilities].

Refugee children and adolescents with chronic diseases and disabilities are among the most vulnerable persons as their health and developmental chances are considerably at risk. This article describes the challenges and opportunities in the care of this group of patients from the perspective of different care sectors: initial reception center, public health service, pediatricians in private practice, social pediatric centers and patient organizations. The starting point is a presentation of the rights to optimal healthcare that can be derived from the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.