Abstract
Abstract This chapter describes the high utilization rate for residential care in Portugal. Despite attempts to improve residential care, the authors note that it has remained essentially unchanged in Portugal from 2012 to 2019. There is evidence that group care does not meet the characteristics and needs of most children currently in residential care in Portugal, and there is an urgent need for children’s de-institutionalization. This will happen only if foster care and other family-based alternatives are actively promoted. The chapter concludes with the matrix used throughout the book, which provides information about the current policy context, key trends and initiatives, characteristics of children and youth served, preparation of residential care personnel, promising programmatic innovations, and present strengths and challenges.
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