Care, Monitoring, Control - the First Experimental Practice for Accommodation in Foster Families in Bulgaria (1937-1938)
Care, Monitoring, Control - the First Experimental Practice for Accommodation in Foster Families in Bulgaria (1937-1938)
Author(s): Milena AngelovaSubject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a joint initiative of the American Near-East Foundation in Bulgaria and the Department of Social Care of Sofia Municipality for the accommodation of abandoned children in foster families since 1937. The main sources for the reconstruction of these first steps of foster care in Bulgaria are the reports and surveys of doctor and visiting nurses of the Child Welfare Station at the Near-East Foundation in Sofia.
Journal: Архиви на жени и малцинства
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 27-38
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
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