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Number
of children in infant homes and residential care, in thousands (graph)
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In recent years, the number of child placements in residential institutions has been gradually increasing, from 500 in 1994 to 600 in 2002.
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The number of infants in residential care (infant homes) has decreased since 2000. The children living in infant homes are 0 to 3 years old, the age group for which institutionalization is the most harmful.
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There is no information available in the UNICEF TransMONEE 2004 database on children in foster or guardianship care.
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In 2002, only 49 Albanian children were adopted nationally and internationally. There has been a decrease over the years in the number of adoptions.
- In 2004, 28 Albanian children were adopted at the international
level.
Out
of home care system in CEE/CIS region
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Source: UNICEF TransMONEE 2004
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