Deinstitutionalization in Bulgaria is a sustainable governmental policy since 2010 with the adoption of a strategic document, which explicitly states the will of the Bulgarian government to transform the institutional care for children into a public care.
Over the last seven years foster care in Bulgaria marks relative growth, but serious problems still remain, related to the quality and the effects on public systems in the country - health, education, etc.
As a social service, governed by the state, foster care is regulated administratively, but there are various challenges lying ahead in terms of its integration into the overall policy for child protection in Bulgaria.
Within the presentation, we will address the effects of DI in Bulgaria, the relationship with foster care, as well as the key social dilemmas in ensuring family care for children. Our team represents the only NGO - union of foster parents in Bulgaria.
