This is the second Report - after the 2007 one-published thanks to the programme co-funded by the European Commission "Social inclusion for out-of-family children and young people in public childcare".

Starting from the analysis of the current situation on abandoned children in Europe, the 2008 report analyses in depth the social policies and the efforts by civil society, their strong points and their weaknesses, but also the cultural myths and practical difficulties that prevent a concrete and sustainable answer to abandonment based on family care.

A series of recommendations by experts, policy and social actors involved in the protection of abandoned childhood completes this study, suggesting possible solutions to what is often an underestimated emergency.

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