The main pwpose of this study was to find out the psychosocial problems of OIphans andrnvulnerable children (OVC) and the responses of service providers to the problems ofOve in AddisrnAbaba, Arada Sub City.rnEighty eight OVe, 40 guardians from the sampled ove and 4 Service providing organizations,rnwho were direclly involved in the care and support of ove, were used as data sources. The overnwere selected from two organizations. Purposefitl and available sampling methods were used tornselect the respondents. The instruments used for collecting the data were questionnaires andrninterviews.rnResults of the study showed that ove face different psychosocial problems. Socially, they werernsubjected to various problems like isolation, displacement and separation, early school drop Ollt,rnlack of attention, and mistreatment by guardians. Psychologically, many of them suffer fromrndeprivation of parental care and support, and experience a range of negative psychological andrnemotional problems s lIch a shaving s cary dreams, unhappiness, being afraid of new situations,rndifficulties falling asleep, fights with other children, feelings of loneliness, wony, frustrations,rnanger, difficulty in making friends, feelings of hopelessness and lower selfesteem. OVC'srnaccessibility for education was considered as th eir main needs. ove used pray, ignorance, talkingrnto somebody and crying as the major coping strategies to cope with their problems. Guardiansrnwere aware of the situation ofOve, but they had low perceptions to the psychosocial problems ofrnove. The types of care and support provisions were mainly finanCial and material; food andrneducational, and the responses of service providers towards the psychosocial problems of overnwere generally very limited. The main challengcs that the service providing organizationsrnencountered in ove care and support especially in psychosocial support were lack of clearrnguideline, meager organizational strategies and program design, funding constraints, shortage ofrnhuman resources and low awareness on ove psychosocial issues at all levels.rn[t is recommended that, early intervention is needed to prevent adverse effects on children's longtermrndevelopment. Strengthening the capacity of families alld commUilities is desired to care forrnchildren. Psychological and social support systems are also needed to enhance the psychosocialrnwell being of ove. More over, creating awareness at all levels of the community to thernpsychosocial problems ofove is a critical measure to ease the psychosocial problems ofOVe.