La Recommandation CM/Rec(2010)2 du Conseil de l'Europe relative à la désinstitutionalisation des enfants handicapés et leur vie au sein de la collectivité appelle les Etats membres à prendre toutes les mesures législatives, administratives et autres afin de remplacer la prise en charge institutionnelle par des services de proximité dans un délai raisonnable et dans le cadre d’une démarche globale. 

Comprehensive manual on the theory and process of deinstitutionalization based on the experiences of childcare professionals across the European region.

This document presents the law on social services of Moldova.

This document presents the adoption law of Moldova.

This article explores the experience of institutionalization of Romanian children and Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory.

This book features individual empirical studies on the outcomes and progress made for children in foster care around the world.

This report by the UK-based independent think tank, Demos, considers what the UK care system would look like if it were reconfigured to avoid the delay, instability, and abrupt transitions many young people experience. It demonstrates how this type of system could also be less costly to the states in both the short and long term.

In 2009 Eurochild carried out a survey of the situation of children in alternative care in Europe through its member organisations. The survey was not intended as a scientifically rigorous research exercise but rather to identify what information is readily available and to note some common trends across Europe.

This "Practical Guide: System for Prevention of Child Separation from the Family" was developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Protection, Family and Child with technical support from the "Support to the Delivery of Efficient and Sustainable Social Assistance Services” project implemented by OPM/EveryChild Moldova, funded by DFID/SIDA.

Guidance and forms on preventing institutionalization of children and promoting family unification. The manual includes good practices and lessons learnt, training plans, care planning forms, and assessment guidance.