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But What About the Children?

BUT VWHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN RETHINKING OUR FOSTER CARE SYSTEM 115,000 400,540 CHILDREN IN THE U.S ARE WITHOUT PERMANENT HOMES OR FAMILIES CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ADOPTED The number of children in foster care has dropped significantly in recent years Almost 40% 523.616 399,546 will be in foster care for more than 3 YEARS BEFORE ADOPTION NUMEB ER OF CHIL DREN IN FOSSTER CARE on September 3O, by Ethnicity Race/ Ethnicity I 2002 2012 Black /African American 192,859 101,938 White | 202,018 166,195 Hispanic 86.698 84,523 American Indian/ Alaska Native | 9,735 18,344 Asian 3,443 12,296 Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander I 1,194 1789 Two or More Races 13,857 22,942 Missing or Unable to Determine | 13,812 12,519 100,000 205.000 NUMBER OF CHIL DREN ENTE RING FOSTER CARE by Race/ Ethnicity, 2002-2012 Race/ Ethnicity 2002 2012 Total 286,790 243,646 White 136,787 114,762 Black/ African American 82,030 55,442 Hispanic 49,012 51,833 Two or More Races I 8,499 13,799 American Indian / Alaska Native I 6,786 1 5,461 Asian I 2,789 I 1,732 Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 887 1617 150.000 300,000 CHANGE IN SIZE OF FOST ER CA RE POPULL ATION by State, 2002-2012, African American Children*, and All ofther Race/Ethnicity African American All other race/Ethnicity CA NY Only Ten states made up FL OH 90% IL I MD PA MI GA of total decline in foster care NJ I 3 states, CA, NY and FL, made up 50% MA Puerto Rico CO MN I KY OK Only 1/4 UT AR MS IA wV of states showed an increase NV IN AZ TX -40,000 40,000 *Excludes children of Hispanic origin DANG ERS FACING ORPHA NED CHILDR EN 2011: 60,000 Children under 3 should never be institutionalied children were taken from foster care and placed in institutions or group homes According to 75 different studies (almost 4k children in 19 countries): Orphans raised in an institution score 20 points lower on IQ tests than their peers in foster care They can suffer from disorders like attachment disorder, (Indicates a strong need for family vs. institution) developmental delay, and neural atrophy only nearly 27,000 48% are employed 4% experience homelessness These children need a primary caregiver to nurture their development nearly children "age out" of foster care annually 17% of the females G0% of young males are convicted of crime are pregnant 50% of those who “age out" have been involved with substance abuse nearly 25% of those who “age out" do not have a high school diploma or GED 75% -33% receive government help for basic needs only have finished any college after foster care show a of females of males 6% 70% desire to attend college 3 out of 10 63% OF FORMER FOSTER of homeless adults report having CHILDREN EARN MINIMUM WAGE been in foster care as children on average WHAT CAN WE DO TO MA KE A DIFFERENCE? Needed changes How to make an impact Less time spent in institutions or group homes Strengthen impoverished communities most foster children come from poverty More time spent with competent foster parents Build community safety nets for protecting children More support for young adults leaving foster care Strengthen original families Provide more information on children's extended family to case workers Educate the public Case workers need better support The public must be made aware of the intricacies and complications of foster care Better training, development and nurturing Better psychological help for abused children Unresolved issues like grief, loss, trauma from abuse affects a child's mental stability teach orphaned children how to build healthy relationships Sources: BesilMSMlynoyans.com abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132011 socialworktoday.com/archive/031109p30.shtml cwla.org/programs/housing/youthfostercarestats.htm acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/cb/data_brief_foster_care_trends 1.pdf childrensrights.org/issues-resources/foster-care/facts-about-foster-care ccainstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=25<emid=43 DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING

But What About the Children?

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This infographic takes a look at how we need to rethink our foster care system.

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