# The tragedy of orphanages

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon London Spring 2012
- Speaker: Georgette Mulheir
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/georgette_mulheir_the_tragedy_of_orphanages)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Orphanages are costly and can cause irreparable damage both mentally and physically for its charges -- so why are they still so ubiquitous? Georgette Mulheir gravely describes the tragedy of orphanages and urges us to end our reliance on them, by finding alternate ways of supporting children in need.

## Lectures

1. [The tragedy of orphanages](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/georgette_mulheir_the_tragedy_of_orphanages/48bbda0f2dba), 11 min (TED's player)