This article discusses the use of institutional care for children in Europe and shows that it remains common place despite the evidence of harm for children, including attachment disorder and developmental delay.

A set of standards for agencies that provide child care/day care services within the family home e.g. nannies, child minders, and babysitters.

A template for assessing the suitability of kinship caregivers in the longer term, and for planning the care of a child in kinship care.

A guide on the changes needed to the culture, structure, and practice of organizations in order to include children’s participation in developing social care

The study examined the effects of a foster care intervention on attention and emotion expression in socially deprived children in Romanian institutions

This article highlights findings from various studies of developed countries focusing specifically on foster-care outcomes.

This document provides a review of outcome research on family foster care services in Australia, Italy, United Kingdom, and United States of America. Further research directions to improve family foster care are suggested.

Advocates for the right of children with disabilities to live in the community. Provides recommendations on how to ensure a successful transition from institutional to community-based care. Focuses on the importance of family support and the right to education.

A website that contains statistical information on children in 27 countries across Central and Eastern Europe. The site contains relevant child protection indicators, including the number of children in institutional care.

The chapters in this Research Note are grouped in three sections. The first section (chapters 2–5) presents the international experiences. The second (chapters 6–7) presents the Russian background, whereas the third section (chapter 8–9) offers an updated presentation of Russian realities as to the placement of orphans.