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Its consequences were most felt with the collapse of the regime's social safety net during the 1980's Romanian austerity period, which led to widespread institutional neglect of the needs of orphans, with severe consequences in their health, including high rates of HIV infection in children, and well-being. A series of international and ...
The pictures of sick and malnourished children were published in many newspapers and were shown on many TV stations around the world. Observers described the sight of Cighid with terms like "Child Gulags" or "the Romanian Euthanasia Program". One example was the so-called "isolator": a shed with its windows nailed shut, where 17 toddlers were kept.
In the 21st century, Romania has taken drastic steps to stop the phenomenons of mistreatment and exploitation of children and child abandonment, and to improve the situation of orphans, especially as it prepared itself to become a member of the European Union. As such, the number of street children declined markedly.
This meta-analysis of 308 studies found strong negative associations between institutional care and children's development, especially in relation to physical growth, cognition and attention. Significant but smaller associations were found between institutionalisation and socioemotional development and mental health.
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Romanian nationals Laurentiu Baceanu and Alexandru Vasile are accused of posing as law enforcement during a series of robberies in Orange County, including in Anaheim, Tustin and Westminster.
Children Underground follows the story of five street children, aged eight to sixteen who live in a subway station in Bucharest, Romania.The street kids are encountered daily by commuting adults, who pass them by in the station as they starve, swindle, and steal, all while searching desperately for a fresh can of paint to get high with.
According to the Associated Press, Vladislav Duda, 28, was found "soaked and frozen" and severely hypothermic in a 400-meter (437-yard) deep ravine in Romania's northern Maramures region last week ...