▁or ▁phys ically ▁fitted ▁ ▁De inst itution al ization ▁Ev idence ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁studies ▁support ▁the ▁vital ▁importance ▁of ▁attachment ▁security ▁and ▁later ▁development ▁of ▁children . ▁De inst itution al ization ▁of ▁or phan ages ▁and ▁children ' s ▁homes ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sc and als ▁involving ▁the ▁co erc ion ▁of ▁birth ▁parents ▁and ▁ab use ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁( not ably ▁at ▁Georgia ▁T ann ' s ▁Tennessee ▁Children ' s ▁Home ▁Society ). ▁In ▁Roman ia , ▁a ▁dec ree ▁was ▁established ▁that ▁ag gress ively ▁promoted ▁population ▁growth , ▁b anning ▁contra ception ▁and ▁abort ions ▁for ▁women ▁with ▁fewer ▁than ▁four ▁children , ▁despite ▁the ▁w retch ed ▁pover ty ▁of ▁most ▁families . ▁After ▁Ce aus es cu ▁was ▁over th rown , ▁he ▁left ▁a ▁society ▁unable ▁and ▁unw illing ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁its ▁children . ▁Research ers ▁conducted ▁a ▁study ▁to ▁see ▁ ▁what ▁the ▁imp lications ▁of ▁this ▁early ▁child hood ▁neglect ▁were ▁on ▁development . ▁Typ ically ▁re ared ▁Roman ian ▁children ▁showed ▁high ▁rates ▁of ▁secure ▁attachment . ▁Where as ▁the ▁institution ally ▁raised ▁children ▁showed ▁huge ▁rates ▁of ▁dis organ ized ▁attachment . ▁Many ▁countries ▁accepted ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁de - inst itution al ize ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁vulner able ▁children — that ▁is , ▁close ▁down ▁or phan ages ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁fost er ▁care ▁and ▁acceler ated