Country Care Snapshots

Thailand

Progress Indicators
Effective
Social Welfare Spending
Child Welfare Spending
Alternative Care Policy in line with the 2009 Guidelines
Limited
Source: UNICEF, 2015
Centralised authority on adoption
Yes
Child Adoption Board (CAB) of Thailand
Commitment to Deinstitutionalistion/Reforms
No Data
Comprehensive child protection law
Partly
Source: UNICEF, 2015
Continuum of alternative care services available
Partly
Source: UNICEF, 2015
Data System
No
Source: UNICEF, 2015
Existence of a regulatory body and regulatory system
No Data
Gatekeeping mechanism/policy
No Data
Means of tracking progress with reforms
Yes
Tracking Progress Initiative
Moratorium on admission into institutions for children under 3
No Data
Moratorium on new institutions
No Data
National Action Plan
No Data
Prevention of Separation Services available
Limited
Source: UNICEF, 2015
Support for careleavers (in legislation and in practice)
No Data