N° 11-12/2008 – Is immediate de-institutionalization always in the best interest of the child?

No doubt de-institutionalization is one of the main challenges in the field of child protection today. This editorial canvasses Brazil’s process of de-institutionalization based on the Masters Thesis* by Roberta Salle Levy which amongst others shows that de-institutionalization is not always optimal especially where alternatives are inadequate.