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COVID-19 and the need for Family-Based Alternative Care for Children in India

DCPCR's Children First Journal on Children’s Lives

  • 2023
  • Revati Patil, Protiva Kundu

Providing a safe and non-hostile environment for growth is every child's right. In India, institutional care is used as the predominant response for Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) and those in conflict with the law. This article discusses the limitations of institutional care and why there is a need to shift focus to Family-Based Alternative Care services (FBAC), especially in the context of COVID-19.

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