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Foster care reform: Shelters not best answer for children, monitor says

Foster care reform: Shelters not best answer for children, monitor says

Too many abused and neglected children in Utah are spending too much time in shelters - a problem that will persist even if lawmakers end a ban on emergency kinship placements.

That's the prediction of the court-appointed monitor overseeing reform of Utah's foster care system, who urged state officials in October to reduce their reliance on shelters or eliminate them.

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