Rapid Return Strategies

As mentioned HERE at the end of September an order was given in India to move 184,000 children from institutions back to their families or else into other family-based placements within 100 days. In response to this situation, I developed two strategies to help institutions prepare children for the move as well as possible in the limited time allowed and to help organisations support children who had already been moved out with little or no preparation or support, to mitigate the risks of these situations. These strategies were written in such a way that they are relevant for India, but can also be used in other countries.

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Model for Setting Up Alternative Care System: Monitoring Children

Part 18 of the explanation with the ToC: Once children have been placed back with their own families, or in foster families or other family- and community-based alternative care placements, that is not the end of the road or the work. The necessary support has to continue to be given to the families and caregivers (whether they are the child’s own family or not), and the child’s situation and well-being need to be monitored.

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