Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Despite the development of alternative forms of care, international and domestic pressures for change, and over 20 years of efforts at deinstitutionalization, the Czech Republic has one of the highest rates of institutionalization of children in Europe (UNICEF, 2012). The continuing reliance upon residential care for children by the child protection system, particularly for children who are disabled or of Roma descent, demonstrates a case of path dependency in which a solidification of the system’s response is rooted in its past. Understanding the impact of historical precedence is key to reforming the current system.
Authors: Victoria Schmidt, Jo Daugherty Bailey
Institutions: Masaryk University, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Language: English
Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: European Social Fund
Awards: G6461011143, G8701077448
OpenAlex ID: W2583807385