Why Orphanages Are Bad

Sonya Troller-Renfree, University of Maryland

25-Nov-16 15:00

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Sonya Troller-Renfree researches the effects of early adversity on cognitive and neural development at the Child Development Lab, University of Maryland. We speak to her about how institutional care affects a child’s development, why some kids are more resilient than others, as well as her work on the Bucharest Early Intervention Project. Sonya was a keynote speaker at OrphanCARE Foundation’s conference on “Deinstitutionalization: A Paradigm Shift.”

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Tags: live and learn, deinstitutionalisation, orphans, orphanages, abandoned children, Bucharest Early Intervention Project, BEIP, foster care

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