UNIC CityLabs Resilient Zagreb: Crisis and vulnerable groups

Brief description of the results/findings

During crisis we have witnessed the emergence of important civic initiatives and civil society is an important source of support for vulnerable groups. However, various studies indicate negative effects of the crisis on the well-being of vulnerable groups. The hard-won rights of people with disabilities, children and young people and the elderly have been seriously violated. There is a threat and even abandonment of modern concepts, such as deinstitutionalization, active aging, reasonable accommodation, community life. There was a lack of formal support and lack of cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary cooperation. There are serious threats to mental health as a new risk and source of vulnerability without adequate support systems. Vulnerable groups have low participation in decision making.