In this section, you can search for the website contents concerning the measures and actions for the protection of children living in vulnerable families, that are not able to provide them with the necessary care and support for their adequate psychological and physical support. In most of these cases, the child has been removed from their family of origin.
This topic includes adoption, international adoption, foster care and distance support.
You can also search for contents concerning the support to the families of origins of the removed children and the resulting reconciliation path of parents and children, where applicable. In this section you can also find materials on child-care services and care leavers, namely young people who, after turning 18, must exit the child-care system, thus preparing to become independent.
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Care Leavers experiment Report - second year, January 2022
The aim of the Care Leavers project is to support young adults who have been placed in the community or in foster care towards self-...
This publication has been produced by Istituto degli Innocenti of Florence within the framework of the activities envisaged by the Collaboration Agreement with the Directorate General for the Fight against Poverty and for Social...
The Subsidiary for operators and families is in continuity with the Guidelines for Foster Care, approved by the United Conference (of government, regions and autonomous provinces) on 25 October...
The Guidelines for family foster care are part of the national project 'Un percorso nell'affido (A path in foster care),' launched in 2008 by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies in collaboration...
The national project "A path in foster care" was launched in 2008 by the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policy with the aim of relaunching the institution of family foster care and promoting knowledge and...
This booklet introduces the national project "A path in foster care," resulting from the collaboration between the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies and the National Coordination of Foster Care Services (...
Information brochure of the national project for the promotion and support of foster care "A path in foster care", resulting from the collaboration between the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies and the...