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This paper provides an overview of Japan’s social care (alternative care) system and children
living therein and describes the roles and support expected of schools and teachers. In recent
years, the number of children in the alternative care system who have experienced abuse
and maltreatment by their parents or who have a disability has increased. Regarding care during
their stay in social care, they require various means of support, including through care
(leaving care or aftercare), which can minimize the negative impact from their parents or
guardians and offer a view toward becoming independent in society. Children in alternative
care are living today with various social disadvantages that can be attributed to their parents,
through no fault of their own. Schools and teachers are expected to function as adults who can
reach out to them and empathize with their struggles and suffering.
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