California Bill Says Children of Teens in Foster Care Not Presumed At-Risk of Abuse

California Bill Says Children of Teens in Foster Care Not Presumed At-Risk of Abuse

While there is clear evidence that children born to mothers with experience in the foster care system are at heightened risk to enter the system themselves, a new bill in California would preclude social workers from using a pregnant or parenting foster youth’s foster care records when determining whether or not to remove his or her child.