The following poem was not written by me.
I read it on a messageboard yesterday. I was moved to tears as I read it as I could so relate to it having spent my entire youth in foster care. Though I aged out of the system almost forty years ago the once closed wounds can very [...]
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Thousands of children enter foster care through no fault of their own, as victims of child abuse, neglect or abandonment.
Unfortunately for too many of these children’s; the hope and dream for a permanent, loving new family never becomes a reality. Over 24,000 children available for adoption will turn 18 and leave the system without a [...]
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Current Definitions in Federal Law:
Federal legislation provides a foundation for States by identifying a minimum set of acts or behaviors that define child abuse and neglect. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42 U.S.C.A. §5106g), as amended by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003; defines child abuse and neglect [...]
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Imagine you as an unsuspecting parent (biological/foster or adoptive) answers a knock at your front door to find an agent of the government who wants to obtain answers to allegations (which may not be shared with the “suspect”) made by a shadowy, anonymous source, without even so much as a “Miranda warning” being offered.
The unexpected [...]
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The U. S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families collects data each year from the states as to their foster care system. This, along with other resources, provide for the base of this analysis. There is usually a 2 year lapse in this data collection; thus this data is from [...]
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Below are two very recent examples of case workers responsible for making decision concerning foster youth in “their best interest.” Unfortunately these are not isolated situations but rather examples can be found acrossd the country on a daily basis.
Yes, there are great case workers as well as these that should be eliminated but the system as [...]
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I have been spending a lot of time lately researching the issue of “Bill of Rights” for foster youth/parents.
I have previously addressed the need for biological parents rights when faced with allegations which may result in removal of a child from their home. This was done when I addressed reform of Child Protective Services.
I believe [...]
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