Alternative Care Systems Observatory

See what is known.
Keep every gap visible.

Move from the world to a country, then into its states or provinces. The atlas shows public evidence coverage and geographic context—not children, cases, placements, or private foster homes.

— countries and areas in scope
— with a published observation
— not found in this source

Missing evidence never means no children are in need.

Interactive evidence atlas

Explore the evidence, place by place.

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Select a country to reveal its first-level administrative areas.

Drill-down map of public alternative-care evidence coverage Countries show whether the research ledger contains a published observation. Select a country to reveal states or provinces, then select one to focus it. Subnational boundaries provide geographic orientation only and do not imply subnational evidence coverage.

Select a place to move deeper. Use the breadcrumb or press Esc to move back up.

Research operating system

A map that can earn trust over time.

Global reconnaissance creates a shared spine. Local stewards decide what is accurate, safe to publish, and useful in practice.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Find official sources, public authorities, laws, and safe support routes.

  2. 02

    Preserve

    Record provenance, rights, definitions, dates, and source snapshots.

  3. 03

    Verify

    Route conflicts and high-impact changes to accountable local reviewers.

  4. 04

    Publish safely

    Expose aggregate evidence and access paths—never a shadow case database.

Absolute boundary

People are not map markers.

No names, identifiers, photographs, case histories, placement availability, live child locations, or private foster-family addresses belong in this public research system.