State and Problems in Organization of Socio-Legal Work with Children in Primary Care

We have studied the state of legal protection of children, adolescents, and families with children in the Russian Federation in case of their medical and social problems. There are some “scissors” between large number of federal warranties in healthcare and child rights field and practical implementation of organizational and methodological support for socio-legal work at outpatient level. The role of social patronage as a method of early identification of families with children who falls on hard times is shown. Guidelines on optimization of socio-legal help for children at the outpatient level are presented.