Live-ins: A mapping of relevant actors and moral norms at the public health level Live-ins are embedded in a network of multiple actors that shape their current working and living situation. The causes and effects of live-in arrangements go far beyond the actual care relationship and include structures and stakeholders that are interconnected at the Public Health level. Besides a legal responsibility, these actors also have a moral responsibility, which the article focuses on. The article provides an overview of relevant actors and moral norms in the context of live-ins at the public health level. The method followed the "Context and Actor Analysis". Actors at the public health level that are relevant for the live-ins' situation were identified, and the responsibilities and tasks presented in their websites as well as their respective target groups were collected. The ethical dimension was extracted from these self-descriptions. The 23 actors address the live-ins directly or indirectly in their various social roles. The self-given tasks and the moral norms deduced from them, for which the actors are particularly responsible, illustrate the importance of justice and respect. The work provides the basis for an urgently needed empirical-ethical analysis on the current state of responsibility-taking. Not only the variety of the live-ins' roles, but also the multitude of actors involved and shared norms illustrate the necessity of close cooperation to be able to fulfil their responsibility.
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