Thursday, October 29, 2015

Focus on the Figures: Long Stays in Foster Care

Focus on the Figures: Long Stays in Foster Care

The U.S. foster care system is structured to provide temporary, safe living arrangements and therapeutic services for children who cannot remain safely at home due to child maltreatment or for children whose parents are unable to provide adequate care. The aim, at all times, is to either reunify children with their parents or secure another source of permanency with other family or through adoption.

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