What quality of life has a child with learning disability who lives in an orphanage?
In 1993-1994 The Mexico Child Link Trust funded an investigation in Puebla City carried out by our Mexican partner organisation, Fundación Trébol de Puebla A.C. The results were published under the title of “The Abandoned Child with Mental Handicap in Puebla and its surrounding area: where are they found and what provision is made for them.”This investigation in children’s homes and other institutions in the Puebla area produced worrying results. • It was found that of a total population of 1015 children in care, 68 (6.7%) had learning disabilities and were not receiving adequate care and attention. • 17 of the 21 institutions investigated had one or more children with learning disabilities. • 15 children with learning disabilities were found to be living in appalling conditions in the local Borstal (Reform center), where they had been subjected to many forms of abuse. The children had been sent there by the local government agency with responsibility for children’s welfare. • 62% of t
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