This study investigates the situation of children and adolescents who have temporarily or permanently lost the care of their families and reside in INAU institutions: the reasons for admission, the length of stay, their family situation. In turn, this information is analyzed in conjunction with the response capacity of the institution (human resources and infrastructure).
The publication presented iis the result of a working agreement between the Uruguayan Institute for Children and Adolescents (INAU) and UNICEF, within the framework of the agreed lines of action to improve the management, decision-making and quality of the attention of the 24-Hour Protection System, in order to guarantee the rights of those children and adolescents who have temporarily or permanently lost family care. This is a study carried out during 2019 and early 2020 that collected information on the universe of children, adolescents and adults who were under the 24-hour care modality, and on the material and human resources that each center, to analyze the comprehensive response capabilities of the 24-Hour Protection System.
