Open AccessDziałania z zakresu ratownictwa społecznego w Polsce w latach 1944–1948
Author(s) -
Mikołaj Brenk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
biuletyn historii wychowania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2657-9286
pISSN - 1233-2224
DOI - 10.14746/bhw.2014.32.8
Subject(s) - political science , social care , timeline , world war ii , social assistance , accommodation , distress , economic history , economic growth , psychology , history , nursing , medicine , law , economics , archaeology , neuroscience , psychotherapist
The article concerns the field of social care and social assistance in the first years of the People’s Republic of Poland provided to individuals who suffered distress during World War Two. The timeline of the paper covers the years 1944-1948. At that time, the focus of social care and social assistance was satisfying the fundamental needs of the people, in particular in environments affected by the destruction of war. It included, among others, ensuring food, health care, accommodation, education and employment. The scale of the relief provided after the war by various Polish and international institutions was unprecedented in the history of the Polish social service with one in four Poles involved i.e. over 6 million people in total.