CANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN IV. PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD During the reporting year, Statistics Estonia published the compendium „Welfare of Children“121. Advisers Andra Reinomägi and Kristi Paron from the Children’s Rights Department of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice also provided an important contribution to the compendium. Alongside the officials from Statistics Estonia and the Office of the Chancellor, authors and editors from the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education and Research, the National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn University, Tartu University, the Estonian Health Insurance Fund and the Health Board also contributed to the completion of the compendium. The compendium „Welfare of Children“ includes topics on the welfare of children and provides an overview of the situation of children in Estonia today. The compendium explores topics such as the growth environment and living conditions of children, their family composition, economic situation, possibilities for spending free time, education and health, and also gives an overview of the issues of security, describes the social insurance system and possibilities of social welfare measures to support children. It also deals with the possibilities of children to participate in the life of society, as well as problems and attitudes relating to parenting. PART II Compilation „Welfare of Children“ PART III Besides supervisory functions, the tasks of the Ombudsman for Children include promoting the rights of children and drawing attention to problems which are important for children. In order to get a better overview of the situation of children and better plan his work of promoting the rights of children, the Ombudsman for Children considers it necessary to carry out regular surveys and analyses concerning children, and to publish statistics on children. PART I Studies, analyses, information materials PART IV 1. In the opinion of the Ombudsman for Children, it is positive that the compendium contains a separate overview of the information concerning children, because a comprehensive overview of the situation of children creates better possibilities for ensuring their welfare. E-publication „Approach to measuring the child welfare“ At the same time with the compilation „Welfare of Children“, Statistics Estonia also completed an e-publication „Approach to measuring the child welfare“122. The publication provides an overview of the possibilities for measuring child welfare and offers a preliminary list of indicators which could be used for describing welfare of children in political decision-making in Estonia. The proposed approach takes into account both international and domestic practices and needs. Adviser Andra Reinomägi from the Children’s Rights Department of the Chancellor’s Office gave an important contribution also to the preparation of this publication. In the opinion of the Ombudsman for Children, it is important that both the approach on measuring the child welfare as well as the compendium deal with the issues of child welfare and development conditions of children more broadly and do not focus only on describing the economic situation of families. 121 Available online in Estonian: http://oiguskantsler.ee/sites/default/files/IMCE/laste_heaolu_0.pdf. 122 Available online in Estonian: http://lasteombudsman.ee/sites/default/files/IMCE/lapse_heaolu_mootmise_kasitlus.pdf. 57