part of the service families FECSKE: In can use trained assistants 2014, 490 families to look after/support their used the service and family members in their received a total of own home or in the 55,430 hours of community (e.g. take support. Sixty-seven children to school) either on per cent of an occasional or regular beneficiaries were basis as respite. The service aged below 14 years is available in six counties and 85% had either (out of 19) and Budapest. intellectual disability, The programme is funded autism or profound by a grant from the Ministry and multiple of Human Resources as well disabilities. as private donations. Foster care Yes Children with This is part of the child n/a There were a total of (where children special needs protection system. 1,831 children with are placed in the (under 18 special needs looked domestic years of age) Service is available across after by foster parents environment of a the country. in 2013. Out of this: family that is not Intellectual their own) Approximately 50% of disability: 516 children with special needs in Multiple the child protection system disabilities: 18 are placed with foster Physical parents. disabilities: 12 Sensory impairment: 19 Speech and language difficulties: 9
part of the service families can use trained assistants to look after/support their family members in their own home or in the community (e.g. take children to school) either on an occasional or regular basis as respite. The service is available in six counties (out of 19) and Budapest. The programme is funded by a grant from the Ministry of Human Resources as well as private donations. FECSKE: In 2014, 490 families used the service and received a total of 55,430 hours of support. Sixty-seven per cent of beneficiaries were aged below 14 years and 85% had either intellectual disability, autism or profound and multiple disabilities. Foster care (where children are placed in the domestic environment of a family that is not their own) Yes Children with special needs (under 18 years of age) This is part of the child protection system. Service is available across the country. Approximately 50% of children with special needs in the child protection system are placed with foster parents. n/a There were a total of 1,831 children with special needs looked after by foster parents in 2013. Out of this: Intellectual disability: 516 Multiple disabilities: 18 Physical disabilities: 12 Sensory impairment: 19 Speech and language difficulties: 9
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