Resistance to the deinstitutionalisation of the childcare system in Lithuania

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In the fall of 2015, the Lithuanian media reported some cases of child abuse in residential childcare homes. These cases have provoked a new round of discussions about the stagnation of the reform of deinstitutionalisation. While residential childcare reform started in 2003, there has been no systemic change – over the past decade – and the reform process continues to meet direct and indirect resistance.

Authors: Romas Lazutka; Arunas Poviliunas and Laima Zalimiene,