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Background and Context
The process of de-institutionalization (DI) of substitute care for children in Slovakia has been implemented systematically since the 1990s and continues to be one of the main priorities of the Slovak Government. The objectives of the transformation and DI of substitute, or alternative, care system are to reduce both the number of children placed in institutional care, as well as the negative effects of such care on the development of children.
The overall de-institutionalization process in Slovakia officially started with the adoption of the ‘…