integrate them in a family environment. The issue of respecting the right of children with
disabilities to a family environment will be further addressed in the light of international standards
stated above and from the perspective of the real situation in the country, reflected based on the
experience of some parents / legal representatives of children.
The People's Advocate for Children's Rights states that in its capacity as a national
institution for children's rights it is not against the deinstitutionalization process and supports the
principle of family reintegration of the child, provided that this procedure is carried out in
compliance with all standards.
The deinstitutionalization process started in the Republic of Moldova in 2010 with the
support of non-governmental organizations and is currently underway. Following the monitoring,
there were found the following problematic issues that do not comply with international standards
for the protection of the rights of the child:
The family is not sufficiently prepared for the reintegration of children into the
family. At present, there are families who have left children in such centers for a period
of over 10-15 years and have practically severed contact with their children for various
reasons. Thus, when parents are forced to take over their child after such a long period,
this situation poses a risk not only for the child, because he finds himself in an unknown
environment, but also for parents because they do not have the skills to behave with their
child and cannot adequately respond to the specific needs of the child lacking the
essentials of this relationship, the affection;
Community medical services do not meet the needs of reintegrated children. The
issue was reported by the Children's Ombudsman in the monitoring of several families in
which children with disabilities from placement centers were reintegrated. Thus, it was
found that there are localities where there is no doctor, and the medical point is served
only by a nurse who rarely reaches the child. In this situation, medical care is provided by
the parent who does not have the necessary knowledge, even if he has received primary
training from a specialist. It is also problematic to access ambulances in case of
emergency;
Education is provided at home. In most cases, the children concerned are not included
in the community education system, the educational program being provided at home.
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