Definitions
Most restrictive placement option. Any placement for 6 or more children
In 1978 it prohibited the system from moving native children from their families
Indian Child Welfare Act
87% of children are in foster care due to
Neglect
In 1874 first court case to address abuse of a foster child by
Foster Family
7 year old boy who was considered the first documented foster child in the US at the Jamestown Colony in 1636
Benjamin Eaton
When a child is living or being looked after by care providers that are not their parents through government intervention
Foster Care
In 1935 federal funding was created for child welfare
Social Security Act
Black kids are 2X more likely to be in foster care than white kids
Disproportionately in Foster Care
In 1885 first _______ laws to regulate how foster homes were were approved
Licensing
Only ____ states have anti discrimination policies to protect LGBTQ+ foster youth
27
A caregiver who provides out of home care for children in a family based setting
Resource Family
In 1980 solicited federal funding and assured involvement in the courts
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act
85% of foster youth opt in to
Extended Foster
Children’s Bureau was established in
1912
Average age of a foster child
8 1/2
Work carried out by trained personnel with the aim of alleviating the conditions of those in need of help or welfare
Social Worker
In 1997 established stricter timelines for reunification
Adoption and Safe Families Act
Only 5% of rural foster youth and 21% of urban foster youth reported having access to a computer at home
Access to technology
In 1919 the Children’s Bureau publishes minimum standards for
Child Welfare
About ____ homes in the US have foster children in them
184,000
Someone under the age of 21 who has been removed from their home due to child abuse or neglect
Foster Youth
In 2008 federal funding was provided for kinship care and extended foster care as well as other things
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act
Only 1 out of 2 foster youth who age out of foster care by the age of 24 will have some sort of gainful
Employment
First time there are more foster child in foster homes than institutions such as orphanages
1950’s
Over half of foster youth who enter care ______with their family or primary caregiver before turning 18
Reunite