FICE INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT ON PROMOTING APPROPRIATE AND QUALITY ALTERNATIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Preamble The editors are pleased to be able to include in this issue the FICE International Statement on Promoting Appropriate and Quality Alternative Care Options for Children and Youth. The statement reflects the continuing commitment of FICE International to the provision of quality residential care for children, a commitment that began when FICE was founded under UNESCO after World War II for the purpose of caring for the children left orphaned, disabled, and traumatized by the war.