This comment piece by Charles H Zeanah and Kathryn L Humphreys accompanies a study on the number of children in institutional care around the globe, entitled 'Prevalence and number of children living in institutional care: global, regional, and country estimates,' published in the Lancet in March 2020. The comment provides a general overview of the harmful effects of institutionalisation, applauds the efforts of the researchers to "obtain an account of the prevalence of institutionalised children," and highlights the challenges ahead.
Related:
- Institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children: the Executive Summary from a Lancet Group Commission
- Institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children 1: a systematic and integrative review of evidence regarding effects on development
- Institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children 2: policy and practice recommendations for global, national, and local actors
- Prevalence and number of children living in institutional care: global, regional, and country estimates
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