Opinion article by Mariana Negrão, lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
“Foster care in Portugal is still very limited: only 6% of children are placed with families, while the vast majority remain in institutions. My children, in their happy childhoods, celebrate being children by feeling special, something that is ensured and affirmed by an attentive family, a caring school, and an environment that supports their flourishing and development.”
