Presentation of Guidelines for the alternative care of children and implementation examples (short version)

A Guidelines presentation on the alternative care of children specifically intended for child protection specialists. This short presentation provides an overview of the Guidelines development process, key principles, implementation examples (Chile, Namibia and Haiti), and recommendations for the next steps.The Guidelines for the alternative care of children, together with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), provide a clear framework for action to support families to care for their children and to develop quality family-based alternatives to residential care