Common European Guidelines on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care.

Common European Guidelines on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care – Guidance on implementing and supporting a sustained transition from institutional care to family-based and community-based alternatives for children, persons with disabilities, persons with mental health problems and older persons in Europe. These Guidelines provide practical advice about how to make a sustained transition from institutional care to family-based and community-based alternatives for individuals currently living in institutions and those living in the community, often without adequate support. They are based on European and international best practice and have been developed in consultation with key European networks representing children, people with disabilities, mental health organisations, families, older people and public and non-profit service providers. Senior public servants from several countries, as well as a number of European Commission officials, have also been consulted in order to ensure that the Guidelines respond to needs at a grassroots level. A range of professionals with expertise in all aspects of the transition from institutional to community-based care were also consulted