CRC/C/VNM/CO/3-4 E. Family environment and alternative care (arts. 5, 18 (paras. 1-2), 9-11, 19-21, 25, 27 (para. 4) and 39 of the Convention) Children deprived of a family environment 47. The Committee is concerned about the lack of reliable information on children deprived of their family environment, whether they are children in street situations, orphans, abandoned children or displaced children, including information on the identification of children in such situations, on preventive measures to limit the number of these children, and on efforts to improve their situation and reintegrate the children with their families. 48. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Undertake a comprehensive survey on all children deprived of a family environment and create a national register of all such children; (b) Include children deprived of a family environment in the National Programme on Child Protection for 2011-2015; (c) Develop and implement, with the active involvement of the children concerned, a comprehensive policy which should address the root causes in order to prevent and reduce the occurrence of children deprived of a family environment; (d) Create an outreach programme for children in such situations with adequate services that are easily accessible to the children; (e) Support family reunification programmes, when it is in the best interests of the child, or community-based alternative care and services. Alternative care 49. The Committee welcomes the progress made towards the deinstitutionalization of care for children deprived of a family environment, including the development of specific social assistance policies. Nevertheless, it is concerned at the high prevalence of institutionalization of children, in particular children with disabilities, children with HIV, and children who have lost one or both parents to death, as well as abandoned and unwanted children. The Committee is further concerned about the unreliable data relating to the magnitude of child institutionalization in the State party. While being aware of the development of national minimum standards of care in residential facilities, the Committee is highly concerned about: the lack of adherence to the Convention’s principles in most of the residential care facilities; reports of physical abuse and sexual exploitation of children in residential institutions; and the long periods during which children deprived of family environment are placed in institutions. 50. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Develop a strategy for the deinstitutionalization of children with a clear time frame and budget, which includes the reintegration of children with their families, while taking into account the best interests and the views of the child as far as possible; (b) Ensure that all residential institutions for children are well financed and equipped with adequate human and technical resources, registered and officially authorized to serve as alternative care institutions, and ensure their strict adherence to the national minimum standards of care; (c) Develop clear guidelines in order to ensure that children’s rights are respected throughout the entire process of placement in alternative care, and ensure 11