CRC/C/15/Add.119 page 5 in relation to certain vulnerable groups: children with disabilities, children living in rural areas, refugee children, children from poor families, children living and/or working on the streets, and those living in institutions. 25. The Committee recommends that the State party make concerted efforts at all levels to address social inequalities through a review and reorientation of policies, including increased budgetary provision for programmes targeting the most vulnerable groups. The Committee encourages the State party to ensure the effective enforcement of protective laws, undertake studies and launch comprehensive public information campaigns to prevent and combat all forms of discrimination, to sensitize society to the situation and needs of children within the society and particularly within the family, where needed within the framework of international cooperation. Respect for the views of the child (art. 12) 26. In the light of article 12 of the Convention, the Committee is concerned that this general principle is not adequately reflected in the 1996 Rights of the Child Act. Moreover, the Committee is concerned that respect for the views of the child remains limited owing to traditional societal attitudes towards children in schools, care institutions, the courts and, especially, within the family. 27. The Committee encourages the State party to promote and facilitate within the family, the school, care institutions and the courts respect for the views of children and their participation in all matters affecting them, in accordance with article 12 of the Convention. In this regard, the Committee recommends that the State party develop training programmes in community settings for teachers, social workers and local officials in assisting children to make and express informed decisions and to have their views taken into consideration. D.5. Family environment and alternative care Children deprived of a family environment (art. 20) 28. The Committee expresses deep concern over the prevailing policies and practices of institutionalization in Armenia. In particular, the Committee is concerned that institutionalization, quite apart from being an alternative for children deprived of their parents, is effectively a substitute for parents who do not have the means to maintain their children. Moreover, the Committee is concerned at the high numbers of children in institutions, and the living conditions there. The Committee is concerned that these institutions are inadequately organized to provide a family environment, to support family ties or to meet the individual needs of each child; and that few community services are available to assist the parents to resolve the problems that force them to seek admission of their children. In the light of article 25 of the Convention, the Committee is concerned at the inadequate system to review placement, monitor or follow up the situation of children in institutions. 29. Noting that the State party is considering draft codes of practice and regulations concerning placement of and institutional assistance to children deprived of a family