Complicated Life Circumstances – circumstances that objectively violate normal life-sustaining activity, consequences which persons cannot overcome by themselves (disability, partial loss of motor activity due to old age or health, loneliness, orphanhood, homelessness, absence of housing or employment, violence, negligence and negative relationships in families, low income, psychological or mental disorder, natural disaster, catastrophe, etc.)

(According to Article 1 of the Law of Ukraine "On Social Services")

“At-Risk” Children – children who are socially unprotected and cannot independently overcome the difficulties in their lives. This group includes the following categories of children: orphans, children from dysfunctional and asocial families, children with reduced physical or mental development, children that have undergone violence, children from families in need of socio-economic and socio-psychological care and support, children left without parental care, children with manifestations of social, psychological, and educational maladjustment.