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This chapter discusses the popular approaches used in the care of abandoned children and young people born without parents. Per this chapter, residential care is still quite a popular means for caring for children without parents. Children either reside in government run or voluntarily run facilities. Foster care is considered as an alternative approach, as well.
Within Saudi Arabia there are about 20 government-run and 15 voluntary non-profit institutions providing residential care for orphans and abandoned children and young people. This chapter points out that…