Over a hundred years of research proves institutional care is harmful to children, and that family and community care is better for children. Our advocacy team have produced and collated a range of publications relating to deinstitutionalisation, child care reform, and specific global regions.
Creating the conditions for care reform for children, including a set of recommendations for implementing change with global examples.
Module 1 of Families. Not Institutions. The drivers of institutionalisation, the linkages between care systems reliant on institutions and progress on the strategic development goals
Our recommendations and roadmap for care reform for global, regional and national decision makers and policy makers.
A child protection emergency is looming in Ukraine. Here are our key recommendations to address it.
The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) states the need to promote the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community- based care.
Legislation that applies to various EU funding programmes, stating that the funds should promote the transition from institutional to family and community based care.
The ERDF calls for the support and promotion of the transition from institutional to community or family-based care.
The paper examines available evidence on the typical reasons why children end up in institutions, and the consequences and costs of providing this type of care compared to other options.
The aim of this Recommendation is to prevent and combat social exclusion by guaranteeing access of children in need to a set of key services
This strategy’s overarching ambition is to build the best possible life for children in the European Union and across the globe.
