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Children without parental care are at risk for physical, mental and social development. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the mental health of children deprived of their families and prepare proposals for the outcome. 27 (40.9%) of the children attending the study were girls and 39 (59.1%) were boys. The age range for children was 4-17 and the mean age was 10.2 ± 2.8. Azeri version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to determine the behavioural and emotional problems of the students. As a result of descriptive analysis, 32.3% of the children were evaluated as abnormal according to the total difficulties score, 18.4% of the children had emotional symptoms, 43.9% had conduct problems, 28.8% hyperactivity/inattention, 42.4% had peer relationship problems and 7.6% were abnormal in the pro-social behaviour subtest. It was found that gender and age did not play a determining role in existing psychological problems (p> .05). Emotional and behavioral problems were higher in children who were live in foster houses for over 3 years (p