Effects of Institutional Care

Institutionalising children has been shown to cause a wide range of problems for their development, well-being and longer-term outcomes. Institutional care does not adequately provide the level of positive individual attention from consistent caregivers which is essential for the successful emotional, physical, mental, and social development of children. This is profoundly relevant for children under 3 years of age for whom institutional care has been shown to be especially damaging. 

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The Commodification of Care: Precarious Custodial Relationships, Disability, and Settler-Colonialism
Nicole Ineese-Nash, Kathryn Underwood, Arlene Hache, Patty Douglas,

In this chapter, the authors explore the intricate relationships between young disabled children, their families, institutional settings, and disability services in Canada, with an emphasis on the challenges stemming from unstable custodial dynamics and governmental interference.

The Commodification of Care: Precarious Custodial Relationships, Disability, and Settler-Colonialism
Lived Experiences of Children in the Child Protection System in New Delhi
Aishwarya Sinha, Archana Kaushik,

Through this study, the researcher has attempted to view the Child Protection System from the lived experiences of 10 children who are/have been part of the Child Protection System in Delhi, India.

Lived Experiences of Children in the Child Protection System in New Delhi
The Hazards of Raising Children in Institutions and the Benefits of Raising Children in Families
Changing the Way We Care, UNICEF, CCF Moldova, Moldova Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Keystone Moldova, Partnerships for Every Child,

Dr. Charles Nelson III, a Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience and Professor of Education at Harvard University, explains the role of experience in brain development, the effects of early profound deprivation on development, the history of institutional care, and an overview of institutional care at an international conference on 21 March 2024.

A Global Review of Education and Institutional Care
Lumos,

This Global Thematic Review on Education examines the under-researched relationship between education and institutional care.

International Conference: Child Protection and Care Reform in the Context of Moldova
Changing the Way We Care, UNICEF, CCF Moldova, Moldova Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Keystone Moldova, Partnerships for Every Child,

The Moldova Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, in cooperation with CTWWC Moldova and local partner CCF Moldova, organized an international conference on March 21, 2024. More than 100 participants, representing the wide array of care reform actors and decision makers in the central and local government, NGOs, academia and international experts, reviewed findings of the Bucharest Early Intervention Project and national research conducted in 2023 on the potential for a moratorium on placing children 0-6 in institutional care.

International Conference: Child Protection and Care Reform in the Context of Moldova – EU Association Agenda
Educational Trajectories for Residential Care Experienced Young People are Complex. A Lived Experience Perspective from a Phd Study in Scotland
Ruby Valerie Whitelaw,

Research highlights that residential care experienced children and young people in Scotland have poorer educational outcomes than their peers within the wider population. Despite experiencing adversity, attachment, separation and loss, school attainment data on leaving care only reflects part of the educational journey. This paper aims to address a gap in contemporary literature that is of benefit to practitioners, academics and policymakers.

Educational Trajectories For Residential Care Experienced Young People Are Complex. A Lived Experience Perspective From A Phd Study In Scotland
Linking Caregiving Quality During Infancy to Brain Activity In Early Childhood and Later Executive Function
Mark Wade, Victoria Parker, Alva Tang, Nathan Fox, Charles Zeanah, Charles Nelson,

In this global study, the authors used data from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP), a longitudinal study of institutionally-reared and family-reared children, to test how caregiving quality during infancy is associated with average EEG power over the first 3.5 years of life in alpha, beta, and theta frequency bands, and associations with later executive function (EF) at age 8 years. 

Development of a Child-Informed Measure of Subjective Well-Being for Research on Residential Care Institutions and their Alternatives in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Sarah Elizabeth Neville, Joanna Wakia, John Hembling, Beth Bradford, Indrani Saran, Margaret Lombe, Thomas M. Crea ,

This study describes a participatory, child-informed process of developing a multidimensional measure of child subjective well-being tailored towards the priorities of children who have lived in residential care. The study was conducted with focus groups in Kenya and Guatemala.

Parental Risk Factors and Children Entering Out-Of-Home Care: The Effects of Cumulative Risk and Parent’s Sex
Nell Warner, Jonathan Scourfield, Rebecca Cannings-John, Olivier Y. Rouquette, Alex Lee, Rachael Vaughan, Karen Broadhurst, Ann John,

This retrospective, national-scale, observational e-cohort study of children entering care in Wales looked at the impact of cumulative risks of parental difficulties on the likelihood of care entry and the impact of the parent's sex.

Narratives of Social Orphans In Latvia: Using A Life History Methodology to Listen to the Voices of Care Leavers
Zoë Kessler, Ilze Trapenciere,

This study investigated social orphans through narratives of young people with experiences of growing up in institutional care in Latvia. The study uses the life histories of participants to explore the phenomenon of social orphans.