California Foster Care

via Witness LA

On any given day, 80,000 youngsters are in the state's care. Mostly low-income and minority, these children often struggle with mental or emotional problems. Two thirds of foster kids drop out of high school. As adults, many wind up homeless or in jail.

Foster children with serious mental or emotional problems are often confined for years in institutions.

It's not uncommon for foster children to grow up anxious or depressed. Public health agencies are obligated to help these kids, but the "revolving door" nature of the treatment creates more problems. "


Please check out this 3 part audio series on California Foster Care System from the California Report. It's one of the best description of the current foster care system that I have heard. It also gives a great description of some of the work being done to bring about change & improvement to the flawed system.

Part One: Changing the Odds of Foster Care

Part Two: As Long as It Takes

Part Three: Helping the Most Troubled Foster Kids

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