Foster Care in America

Foster Care in America
Author: Christina G. Villegas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2022-05-18
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

America's foster care system has a noble goal—to care for children that for various reasons can no longer be cared for by their families—but years of inattention and inadequate funding have left many foster youth in a precarious state. This resource provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the American foster care system. Areas of coverage include the scaffolding of foster care systems in the various states (each of which operate their own unique systems through their social service agencies); conditions under which children are taken out of their families of origin and placed in foster care; the experiences of both young children and older teens in foster homes; challenges for foster children who "age out" of the system; and proposals to reform and improve foster care across the nation. Geared for students, this book contains chapters devoted to the background and history of foster care in America; the systems's problems, controversies, and solutions; original essay contributions exploring various facets of the system; profiles of leading foster care activists and organizations; governmental data and excerpts of primary documents on the topic; and an annotated list of important books, scholarly journals, and nonprint sources for further research. It closes with a detailed chronology, glossary of terms, and subject index.

Foster Care, Problems and Issues

Foster Care, Problems and Issues
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education
Publisher:
Total Pages: 572
Release: 1976
Genre: Children
ISBN:

Foster Care

Foster Care
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education
Publisher:
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1976
Genre: Children
ISBN:

What Works in Foster Care?

What Works in Foster Care?
Author: Peter J. Pecora
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2010
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0195175913

The Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study found that quality foster care services for children pay big dividends when they grow up. Key investments in highly trained staff, low caseloads and robust complementary services can dramatically reduce rates of mental disorders and substance abuse. This book offers a model foster care programme.

Children

Children
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1971
Genre: American periodicals
ISBN:

Foster Care

Foster Care
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Children and Youth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 924
Release: 1976
Genre: Child development
ISBN:

The Foster Care Crisis

The Foster Care Crisis
Author: Patrick Almond Curtis
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803263994

The inadequacy of the foster care system has long been recognized. One of the biggest obstacles to reforming the system is the relative unavailability of research data from the field, information that would shed light on key empirical trends and pressing issues. ø This long overdue volume provides a much-needed overview of the current state of foster care. Leading researchers and practitioners summarize and discuss the results of their current research, providing through their data an unparalleled, detailed glimpse of the inner workings of the foster care system in its entirety. The volume is also valuable for its survey and syntheses of important issues and trends affecting foster care. Subjects discussed include welfare reform, reporting systems, family reunification, mental health services, and the needs of minority children. Wide-ranging and detailed in its coverage, this collection is destined to become an essential reference and guide to the foster care system.