This report from Opening Doors for Europe's Children presents recommendations to the EU on how best to include deinstitutionalization and children's care reforms as a part of the next multiannual financial framework. "The negotiations for the next Multiannual Financial Framework present a unique opportunity for the EU to champion the transition from institutional to family and communitybased care as a human rights cause," states the report.
The EU has the chance and means to give millions of children within and beyond its borders access to a better life – no longer confined to institutions, but growing up with the love and support of their families and communities, included in the society.
The report highlights the role of the European Union in supporting the transition from institutional care to family or community-based care throughout Europe in the 2014-2020 funding period and calls on the EU to reinforce that support for the next period.
