From 25 January to 10 February the Public Defender's Special Preventive Group, together with the Centre for Child's Rights, visited and monitored 10 small group homes.

During the monitoring, members of the Special Preventive Group and representatives of the Centre for Child's Rights viewed the physical environment of the small group homes and talked to the children living there through confidential face to face interviews. They talked to the personnel of the small group homes as well. Relevant documentation was also checked during the monitoring.