The NPM was informed of the action plans for all placed children. It is stated there that the objective of the action plan is reintegration in family environment. Based on data from the heads of the centres, there has not been any reintegration of children for more than five years. The Child Protection departments point out to poor material conditions and lack of parental capacity as the reasons for no reintegration. In November 2019, the action plans of three children from “Zdravets” Centre were changed – from “family reintegration” to “meeting their needs in the social service”. This measure complete precludes the possibility of these children to be placed in a family environment. The NPM calls upon the Child Protection Department with the Social Assistance Directorate in Lovech to give opinion on the reason for setting such a long-term objective for the stay of three children in the cenre. Pursuant to Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, every child has the right to respect for his family life. In this regards the NPM reiterates that it is high time for the public institutions to establish an individual family approach as a sustainable practice, namely to support families socially, economically and psychologically in the raising of their children rather than place children in social services. The NPM recalls that according to the law of the Council of Europe, Member States have repeatedly been sentenced in relation to violation of Article 8 of the Convention 2. The ECtHR has established that the basic reason for placing children in children’s homes has been the lack of adequate housing, thus to improve their situation less drastic measures should have been applied. This is a violation of Article 8 ECHR. Reviewing other cases, the ECtHR has further questioned the adequacy of the evidence that substantiated the national authorities’ findings. Although the reasons for taking the children outside their families which the public institutions pointed out as relevant, they were insufficient to justify such a serious interference in the applicants’ family life. This is why the Court found a violation of Article 8 ECHR. During the interviews, the children shared with the NPM that they had not had for years organised summer vacation at the seaside and would like to have such a vacation in 2020. The NPM recommends the provider of the social service, the Mayor of Lovech Municipality, to take measures for increasing the salaries of all employees of all family-type placement centers for children and adults and those working at protected homes. Also, to organise regular trainings and qualification courses for the employees of the family-type placement centers for children and adults and those working at protected homes, and to carry out repairs in the Centres “Lale” and “Zdravets”. 2. Family-type placement centres for children and adolescents with disabilities (FTPCCAD) “Nadezhda” and “Lubov” in Lovech The family-type placement centres for children and adolescents with disabilities are community-based social services of residential type, which provide an environment close to the family one to children and adolescents aged 3 to 29 years. The buildings of the Centres were built in 2015 and meet fully the needs of the children. The premises are large and modernly furbished. The capacity of the social services is for 14 children. In FTPCCAD “Nadezhda” there were 7 children and 3 adolescents and in FTPCCAD “Lyubov” there were 9 children and 3 adolescents. Some of the children attend a school for children with special needs. In addition, they all use community-based social services – Day Care Centre for Children with Disabilities, Centre for Social Rehabilitation and Integration, 2 The cases Valova & Valla v. the Czech Republic; Savini v. Ukraine 40