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This book explores what happened to the 'Romanian orphans' of the 1990s, including those who stayed in institutions as well as those who were fostered and adopted domestically and internationally. Looking in detail at their experiences, the book provides valuable new evidence on what is important for children in care today.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Romania: what underlay the orphan crisis 3. Where do children go when they can’t stay with their families? 4. Childhoods in care 5. Teen years in care and their ways out 6. Exploring life trajectories: what mattered to them 7. The benefit of hindsight: learning for policy and practice

Voices from the Silent Cradles

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    A Hardback by Mariela Neagu

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 30 July 2021
      ISBN-13 9781447357988
      978-1447357988
      ISBN-10 1447357981
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      Age groups: children Social work

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book explores what happened to the 'Romanian orphans' of the 1990s, including those who stayed in institutions as well as those who were fostered and adopted domestically and internationally. Looking in detail at their experiences, the book provides valuable new evidence on what is important for children in care today.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction 2. Romania: what underlay the orphan crisis 3. Where do children go when they can’t stay with their families? 4. Childhoods in care 5. Teen years in care and their ways out 6. Exploring life trajectories: what mattered to them 7. The benefit of hindsight: learning for policy and practice

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