CRC/C/15/Add.237 page 9 (d) Provide care, recovery, compensation and rehabilitation for victims; and (e) Take into consideration the recommendations of the Committee adopted at its day of general discussion on the theme “Violence against children” (CRC/C/100, para. 688 and CRC/C/111, paras. 701-745). 5. Family environment and alternative care Parental responsibilities 42. The Committee expresses its concern at the lack of adequate social policies that enable families to be in charge of protecting their children’s rights, and the disintegration and displacement of families and communities of ethnic minority groups. 43. In light of article 18 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party introduce programmes to support families and, in particular, parents in the performance of their parental responsibilities, especially with respect to ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups, and refrain from activities that may lead to the disintegration or displacement of families. Children deprived of a family environment 44. The Committee, while welcoming the State party’s activities to reduce institutionalization, is concerned at the large number of children who are placed in institutions. The Committee is further concerned that these institutions provide similar services for groups of children with different needs, such as orphans, abandoned children, children in conflict with the law and street children. The Committee is also concerned at the poor living conditions in these institutions. 45. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Expedite the assessment on the situation of children placed in institutions, including their living conditions and the services provided; (b) Develop programmes and policies to prevent the placement of children in institutions, inter alia by providing support and guidance to the most vulnerable families and by conducting awareness-raising campaigns; (c) Take all necessary measures to allow children placed in institutions to be returned to their families whenever possible and consider the placement of children in institutions as a measure of last resort; and (d) Set clear quality standards for existing institutions and ensure periodic review of the placement of children, in light of article 25 of the Convention.