A memorial has been unveiled at Stormont to the victims of institutional abuse in Northern Ireland.
The plaque has been placed in the Great Hall of Parliament Buildings.
It was one of the key recommendations of a public inquiry into abuse in state and church-run institutions.
The inquiry report, which was published in 2017, looked at the experiences of people who had been in 22 institutions between 1922 and 1995, including children's homes.
It found there had been physical, sexual and emotional abuse of residents as well as neglect by those responsible for running the homes.
In March 2022, Stormont Executive ministers and representatives of various religious orders and charities, which had been responsible for the running of homes, publicly apologised.
The event was led by Speaker of the Assembly Edwin Poots, who told those attending that what had happened to them was a "mark of shame" for the authorities on both sides of the border.
Stormont First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly also apologised for the failings that saw thousands of children placed in institutions by the state where they were later abused.
Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse Fiona Ryan added: "I want to start with a simple truth and an offer of profound thanks.
"The truth is that we are here today because of the courage and conviction of survivors and their belief that the truth needed to be told.
"We owe all of them, all of you, our thanks."
As well as the memorial and apology, the inquiry recommended a redress scheme for those who had been sent to the homes.
Applications for redress closed in 2025.
The scheme received around 5,500 applications and paid out more than £100 million in compensation.
Most of the claimants received between £10,000 to 30,000, but in a smaller number of cases there were higher payments of up to £80,000.
Stormont is currently progressing legislation to establish a separate public inquiry into Mother and Baby homes and Magdalene Laundries.
Research found that around 10,500 women had been put in eight mother and baby homes between 1922 and 1990.
A further 3,500 women had been forced to work in four Magdalene laundries.
The last mother and baby home closed in 1990. The last laundry closed in 1984.
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