A Qualitative Study of Georgian Youth Who Are on the Street or Institutionalized

Table 5

Study 2 free list responses, problems of children in orphanages, all orphanages (𝑁=38).

Q. What are the problems of children living in orphanages?	Number reporting
End up in the orphanage because of the financial situation/are poor	31
Want home/miss home	19
Need warmth from the mother/lack warmth/neglect	18
Some have no mother, some have no father, some have no parents at all/orphan	15
Problems with studies, or studying	15
Some do not like to be here/can’t get along with regime in orphanage	13
Having problems with school teachers and the director at school	11
Some teachers are kind, some are strict	10
Problems between parents/divorce	9
They put blame on children for everything/; differentiation	9
Children fight with each other, they are treated badly	7
I am sorry for the children in the streets	7
Have no clothes	6
When someone dies, I cry	6
Children's letters do not reach the president	6
Children are aggressive	5
Flipped hand at life (don't expect anything good from life and don't try to change anything)	4
Wishes can't be fulfilled in an orphanage	4
Director was stealing everything	4
Problem of the relationship with parents	4