Five emergent themes about residential child and youth care in Europe are highlighted in this report, including: residential child and youth care workers as social pedagogues and educators; Opening Doors and the de-institutionalisation agenda in Europe; legacies of historical abuse as well as residential living and learning opportunities; asylum-seeking minors and the care of war refugee youths; and challenges associated with implementing the UN Guidelines on the Alternative Care of Children (2010) across all EU and non-EU countries of Europe.