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Table 1 Structure of foster care in Poland as of 31 December 2018

From: Patience with foster children as a major problem for grandparents in the role of kinship carers aged 60 + and the psychosocial determinants of this deficit

Type of foster care

Number of providers

Number of children

Total

38,377

72,339

Institutional foster care

1,125

17,051

Family foster care

37,252

55,288

- Including: kinship care

23,544

30,185

  1. Source: Publication of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy based on material and financial reports on the performance of tasks related to family support and foster care system (status as of 31 December 2018)
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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