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Executive Summary
We demonstrate that the overuse of institutional care is far more widespread than official statistics suggest; it remains a very serious problem, with damaging effects on children’s development. Many attempts at reform have been well meaning but misguided, and there is a serious danger that many view the overthrow of the communist system as sufficient evidence of reform in the region. These problems have far-reaching consequences: each generation of damaged children is likely to turn into a generation of damaged adults, perpetuating the problems far into the future.…
EveryChild is an international development charity working in 17 countries with a strategic focus on children without parental care. This document outlines EveryChild’s approach to the growing problem of children without parental care by defining key concepts, analysing the nature and extent of the problem, exploring factors which place children at risk of losing parental care, and examining the impact of a loss of parental care on children’s rights. It also provides principles for good practice in trying to reduce the number of children without parental…
This article from The Black Sea covers the deinstitutionalization process of Georgia which began in 2009. At the time, institutions were shut-down and the government attempted to reunite children with their families. Some families did not remember they had children.
The impetus of deinstitutionalization in Georgia began which its Rose Revolution in 2004, which led to the leadership of Saakashvilli. Tamta Golubiani was appointed head of the Child Protection…