Iowa has more than the national average of the number of teenagers in the foster care system. In addition, Iowa also places youth in family-like settings way below the national average according to Annie E Casey’s Transitional Youth Data.
Simply put, teenagers aren’t being placed with families — whether that be their own, foster families, or with relatives. Instead, they’re living in group homes, shelters, or living on their own under what’s called Supervised Apartment Living. Thousands of youth age out at 18 without a family. These are incredibly abnormal narratives for thousands of young people.
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