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Why Are Children in Alternative Care? THIS STUDY LOOKED AT:
Millions of children worldwide live in alternative care settings such as
RESIDENTIAL, FOSTER OR KINSHIP CARE. However, the reasons leading to separation from family are complex and often misunderstood. KEY QUESTIONS
How many children in alternative care have living biological parents?
What are the primary reasons for placement in alternative care?
How do these factors vary across regions and
What are the implications for child
Human Development Index (HDI) categories?
welfare practices and policies?
1,054
ADULTS
who were placed in alternative care as children.
THESE PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED OVER
TWENTY NATIONS, INCLUDING:
UNITED STATES
INDIA, KENYA
ZIMBABWE POLAND, PORTUGAL
UGANDA
MEXICO, RWANDA
ETHIOPIA
PERU, DRC
THAILAND, CHILI ITALY, ROMANIA
SOUTH AFRICA
CHINA, CANADA
Based on research by Nicole Gilbertson Wilke, Jedd Medefind & Amanda Hiles Howard