On January 16, 2019, Pièces à Conviction aired a prime-time investigation by CAPA highlighting the tragic fate of some placed children and the dysfunctions within child protection services. A media blind spot, the topic sparked a collective awakening: an information mission was launched in the National Assembly, and a Secretary of State for Child Protection was appointed.
Two years later, what has become of the 200,000 children placed in foster homes or with host families? Have the grand declarations of intent led to any real changes? What has happened to the youths featured in the original documentary?