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- EU policy updates: What do they mean for deinstitutionalisation?
- Housing is not separate from deinstitutionalisation
- Can we monitor deinstitutionalisation if our statistics do not adequately show who is living in institutions – or even what counts as an institution?
- EEG advocacy reflected in European Parliament amendments on the next EU budget
- The Transition to Community-Based Support in the 2026 European Semester: An EEG Perspective
Tag Archives: children
EU policy updates: What do they mean for deinstitutionalisation?
Over the summer, several important EU policy developments took place. We look at three of them through the lens of deinstitutionalisation and community-based support – and highlight what EEG members are saying. A renewed commitment to the European Pillar of … Continue reading
Housing is not separate from deinstitutionalisation
This week, the EEG joined a Human Rights Talk on ending child homelessness, co-organised by our member FEANTSA, Housing Rights Watch and the UN Human Rights Representation to the EU. One message from the discussion stayed with us: We already … Continue reading
Posted in Members' work, News
Tagged Child Guarantee, children, deinstitutionalisation, Housing, Social Pillar
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EEG joins joint statement on EU funding and prevention of institutionalisation of children
The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) has joined a joint statement on the future of EU funding and its role in preventing family separation and the institutionalisation of children. The statement, developed by … Continue reading
Posted in Members' work, News, Statement
Tagged children, deinstitutionalisation, InvestInFamilies, Tanya’sDreamFund
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Promoting community-based support for children and vulnerable families
Summary of the EEG’s Study Session held November 14, 2024 Despite progress, institutionalisation remains a deep and systemic challenge, largely driven by a lack of community-based alternatives, insufficient family support, and inadequate access to education and social services. Vulnerable families, … Continue reading
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Tagged Child Guarantee, children, education, family, mental-health, parenting, Persons with disabilities, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Study Session
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EEG Study Session 2024: 9:30-12:30, November 14, 2024
Preventing institutionalisation of children: strengthening families and building community-based alternative care 14 November from 09:30 – 12:30 On behalf of the European Expert Group on the transition from institution to community-based care (EEG), we are pleased to invite you to our annual … Continue reading
Call for stronger prevention of child institutionalisation: Time to step up monitoring and evaluation of early childhood intervention and family support in the European Child Guarantee
The European Expert Group on the transition from institutional to community-basedcare (EEG) welcomes the initiative of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union to host the knowledge-sharing Conference “European Child Guarantee: from engagement to reality” on 2 … Continue reading
Deinstitutionalisation should remain a priority for EU funding
EEG’s analysis of Recovery Plans and recommendations for 2022 European Semester The European Semester represents an important process to strengthen not only economic and fiscal reforms but also social inclusive policies among the European Union (EU) Member States. While the … Continue reading
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Tagged children, European Semester, Recovery and Resilience Plans, RRP
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