Push and Pull Factors of Institutionalization of Children: A Study Based in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka

Nirekha De Silva and Asitha G. Punchihewa

This research on the institutionalization of children in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka was carried out by Save the Children with the support of the Department of Probation and Children Care Services and National Institute of Social Development. The study was aimed at examining the factors that cause families in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka to place their children in institutions. The study was also designed to develop recommendations for deinstitutionalization and family reintegration based on findings from the research, which are provided in this report.

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