One of the problems of cooperation between the Orthodox Church and health care institutions is the proper organization of clergymen’s pastoral care for children suffering from serious illnesses. In the scientific world, this issue is underexplored and has many aspects that affect the resolution of the situation in one way or another. There has not been sufficient research on this issue. The purpose of this work is a systemic presentation of the basic principles of the priest's work in children's rehabilitation centers. The author of this article describes the meaning and significance of the priest's work in the children's medical rehabilitation center, determines the possible ways and methods of pastoral care for sick children, and reveals the role and importance of the priest's work in the rehabilitation of children, as well as the forms of pastoral work in the rehabilitation center. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the fact that the author formulates the principles of the priest's work with children based on many years of his own experience and on the independent author-developed empirical studies of sick children who are in rehabilitation in children's medical centers.

The article discusses the current state of the social security system for families with children and analyzes the new areas of social support for this category of the population regarded as the most vulnerable. These measures were adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic and the special military operation in Ukraine and reflect new trends in social security system development, focused on the increase of social protection of the specified category.

The article presents a model of social rehabilitation of stroke survivors. Stroke is one of the most common and dangerous diseases that can lead to loss of working capacity and significantly limit the patient's social activity. For the successful social rehabilitation of such people, it is necessary to develop and implement a special model that would help them recover and return to a full life. The main goal of the social rehabilitation model is to enable stroke survivors to fully participate in the community life and receive the necessary support and assistance.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder, the main features of which are qualitative violations of social interaction and verbal and nonverbal communication, as well as limited, repetitive, and stereotypical forms of behavior, interests, and activities. The listed development features indicate that the child needs the organization of psychosocial support, including the creation of special conditions, forms, and methods of the child’s correctional education and training, providing the necessary assistance to the family. The problem of children with ASD in Russia is aggravated by the fact that rehabilitation and pedagogical support for such children is not available as far as is necessary. Insufficient number of specialized institutions, lack of specialists, and inefficient implementation of inclusion — all this reduces the chances of such children to receive effective affordable rehabilitation and quality education. Such rehabilitation requires a permanent system, a special approach applied in all areas of this rehabilitation: social, physical, psychological, etc. In the rehabilitation of children with ASD, the programs are considered effective when they include a set of measures aimed at behavioral correction and prevention of undesirable behavior of the child; methods that develop verbal communication skills and teach social interaction; methods that also allow developing physical abilities, especially coordination and spatial orientation.

The article discusses the features of the life of elderly citizens, including those living alone, after the retirement from active work. Some socio-psychological problems of elderly people, such as a monotonous lifestyle, limited connections with the outside world, lack of impressions, shortage of living space, and limited employment opportunities, are emphasized. Various options for the adaptation of elderly people living alone are considered. In particular, the author presents the project “Live healthily!”, which is aimed at solving the issue of adapting lonely people of retirement age, improving their emotional background, and increasing digital literacy.

Recently, deviant behavior in students of higher educational institutions, not only in Russia, but throughout the world, has become an increasingly serious problem. Students increasingly demonstrate abnormal behavior that deviates from the norms accepted in society, and, thereby, undermine the processes of education and upbringing. Despite numerous studies and psychodiagnostic and psychocorrective developments in the field of diagnosis and correction of disorders in the functioning and development of children and adolescents, students, boys and young people, as well as adults, still continue to be ignored. This study is aimed at determining the main areas of diagnosis (detection) and therapy (correction) of deviations. The purpose of the study is to comprehend the problems of research, psychodiagnostics, and psychocorrection of deviations in students of modern higher educational institutions and analyze various types of deviations, as well as methods and principles of diagnostic and corrective work with deviations. This goal is considered in the context of the tasks of social and psychological assistance services for educational subjects, which are actively created and developed in higher education in Russia. The used research methods included an analysis of the theoretical foundations of psychodiagnostics and correction of deviations. The paper highlights the main methods and principles of diagnosing and correcting deviations, which can be productively used by specialists of academic services of psychological support for the educational process of the higher educational institution. The importance of the integrated work of an interdisciplinary team of specialists is noted; proposals and recommendations to improve the methods for diagnosing and correcting deviations in students are made.

Children with special needs experience significant difficulties in organizing their educational and communicative activities and behavior due to their developmental characteristics, as well as somatic diseases. Such children have problems in socialization and psycho-emotional sphere (they are anxious, vulnerable, painfully react to changes in life circumstances, and prone to frequent mood changes). They also have limited ideas about the world around and underdeveloped higher mental functions. The purpose of social rehabilitation is to restore skills, lost or not acquired during socialization, and abilities to perform social functions, relationships, and roles. One of the means of social rehabilitation is zootherapy, which is based on the interaction of a person with an animal. Zootherapy includes various areas: hippotherapy, canis therapy, dolphin therapy, feline therapy, etc. Therapy with animals has a positive effect on children with special needs: it stabilizes the emotional state, reduces the level of anxiety and stress, and promotes the development of communication skills, as well as the development of moral qualities.

The authors of this article conducted a study of the level of Internet addiction among adolescents and young people using the tests by Kimberly Young, Chen, and A.S. Kulakova. The main purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence and degree of Internet addiction in this age group. The study tested a total of n = 270 adolescents and young people. The results were scored for each test, and the participants were classified according to their level of Internet addiction. It can be concluded that among the studied adolescents and young people there is a prevalence of Internet addiction. The results of all three tests showed that a significant number of participants had a high or critical level of Internet addiction. These results indicate the need to develop and implement effective programs for the prevention and treatment of Internet addiction among adolescents and young people.