Adoption and child welfare protection in France
This article presents the French Child Protection system, which is managed by Child Welfare of the local authorities (Aide Sociale à l'Enfance) and by Judicial Juvenile Protection depending on the central government (Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse) Children's judges are
involved in child protection. The majority of children in care live in foster families and were placed after court orders All the administrative and judicial measures on families are revised each year, even in case of long‐term placements Foster carers received professional training and
are supported by the teams of the foster care agencies Working on child–parent ties is a necessity because the majority of the birth parents retain their parental responsibility. In the French tradition, there is a great reluctance to break family ties. The authors present the adoption
policy and practice with its two systems (full adoption and simple adoption) and the foster family care system. The evolution of care situations is argued.
Keywords: Adoption; Child placement; Child welfare protection; Children in danger; Foster care
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Centre de Recherche Médecine, Sciences, Santé et Société, France 2: Médecin‐chef de l'Aide Sociale à l'Enfance de Paris, France
Publication date: 01 November 2005
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