On a given day, about 397,000 children are in out-of-home care in the U.S., according to Childrens Rights, an advocacy group that works to reform child welfare systems. A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found that children under age 5 in foster care are disproportionally affected by developmental delays, while close to 50 percent of all children in foster care have chronic medical issues and up to 80 percent have serious emotional problems. Recently, attention has been brought to the inefficacy of foster care in the U.S. Last month, a bill that would give homeless teenagers an alternative to foster care and juvenile detention -- specialized youth shelters where theyd be taught independent living skills -- was proposed in California. Sierra Monique Natasha Brooke
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 22:22:02 +0000
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