This document provides analysis of child protection needs and risks at the government level to support child protection actors in programmed development, resource mobilasation and advocacy.

This synthesis report contains findings of a study that conducted research in six South and Central American, Asian and African countries for the purpose of gaining understanding of the nature, extent, and scope of institutionalization and the feasibility of deinstitutionlisation.

This infographic provides quick status reports on deinstitionalisation in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

This report from Opening Doors discusses the Opening Doors II pan-European campaign launched in Chisinau.  

Key findings on the state of the United Kingdom’s foster care system by The Fostering Network note that although most foster carers say they want to continue caring for children, only 55% say that they would recommend it to others.

The Bulgaria Country Fact Sheet provides short details on the state of institutional care in Bulgaria.

In examining to what extent poverty reduction policies and family support services mitigate the risk factors associated with out-of-home placement, this study found that absolute poverty influences a child’s risk factors for out of home placement.

This comprehensive report discusses progress made towards universal prohibition of corporal punishment of children, including by highlighting examples from individual states that have recently implemented legal and policy reforms. 

This abstract relays the findings of a survey on informal carers' views and opinions under the current conditions of social support in the Czech Republic. 

This article discusses Bulgaria's challenges since the shut down of its crowded institutions, which housed disabled children.