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.
In April 2020, CCF Moldova carried out research on a sample of 140 families. Here are the results of this research.
This document is an accompaniment to the Inter-agency Technical Note on the Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Children and Alternative Care.
The aim of this Technical Note is to support child protection practitioners and government officials in their immediate response to the child protection concerns faced by children who are at risk of separation or in alternative care during COVID-19 pandemic.
Ending Institutional Care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Questions and Answers
This paper provides a framework for governments to develop their own roadmap for child protection and care system reform and deinstitutionalisation.
In this publication, Lumos and Hope and Homes for Children call on European governments and European Union institutions to reinforce actions to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable children and families.
More Independence, More Rights – Latin American Care Leavers Network
This final report reflects on progress towards child protection system reform across campaign countries as well as developments at the EU level.
Alongside other like-minded organisations, we developed a set of key recommendations for the 2019 UN General Assembly Resolution on the Rights of the Child.
A key resolution focussing on children without parental care. For the first time, it recognises the harm caused by institutionalisation, prioritises prevention, and endorses family- and community-based care over institutions.
