Children in Institutions: the Beginning of the End? : Innocenti Insight

There is a growing global consensus in favour of family-based alternatives to institutional care for children. No residential institution can replace the family environment so essential to every child. This Innocenti Insight examines efforts to prevent the institutionalization of children in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Italy, and Spain it focuses on public and private initiatives as well as on local and national policies. The study states that policies to discourage institutionalization should be strengthened and alternatives encouraged.United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund is the author of 'Children in Institutions: the Beginning of the End? : Innocenti Insight', published 2005 under ISBN 9788885401860 and ISBN 8885401864.