Bulgaria: Country Fact Sheet

Opening Doors For Europe's Children

The Bulgaria Country Fact Sheet provides short details on the state of institutional care in Bulgaria.  It notes that at the beginning of 2016, 1,495 children were living in 47 institutions in Bulgaria.  In 2015, there were 2,721 children in 87 institutions. 

In regard to child protection and deinstitutionalization reforms, the Bulgaria Country Fact Sheet outlines the 2016-2020 Action Plan, which includes prevention services, family-based care for children deprived of parental care,  and closing of remaining institutions for children deprived of parental care. 

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