I am a senior technical advisor to USAID's Center for Children in Adversity - Displaced Children in Orphans Fund (CECA-DCOF). It has a particular focus on supporting children in residential facilities to return to family care as well as preventing unnecessary family separation. Along with a group of US Government personnel, I am interested in better understanding the prevalence of violence and sexual abuse of children in residential care. Such facilities are generally perceived as safe for children, and I question whether that is the case.