BETHESDA, Maryland — Youth in the foster care system are leaving before they age out of the system, a new report finds.
Forty states offer at least some form of support for youths until their 21st birthday, yet nearly three-quarters of social service officials told researchers that their wards were overwhelmingly leaving the system when they turned 18, Child Trends says in a new report. It doesn’t address the reason why.
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