The issues of neglect and abuse in the foster care system is a subject you do not hear about every day. However, this is a real problem that affects millions of children living in foster care or some kind of transitional care system. 75% of children in foster care prior to leaving the system will have experienced sexual abuse (Sexual Abuse: An epidemic in Foster Care Settings). According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 475,000 U.S. youth reside in foster care, close to 30,000 leaves the system annually (Braciszewski & Stout, 2012). Research shows that 1.5 million children in America live in families that have experience domestic violence and 7 million of them live in families that have experienced some severe form of domestic violence (Ogbonnaya, 2012). Even though research indicates that the identified incidents of child sexual abuse has declined 47% from 1993 to 2005-2006, this is an issue of concern that the public is not fully aware of the magnitude and effects it has on young people. While the public is not aware of the depth of this problem, child sexual abuse is a prevalent health problem children face with an array of consequences to follow (Child Sexual Abuse Statistics).…
“The social determinants are conditions in which people born, grow, live, work and age, which are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels” (Who, 2017). Within my agency the social determinants factor our client deals, resources, money and housing availability, since Broward county has a few housing available. In addition, for the housing that is available, most clients do not have the income to meet the requirement to get a housing. For example, a client might available month and sustain themselves to live in those high value decent apartments. The issues come with some Apartment might agencies asking for the first month, deposit, and last month rents together, making very difficult for…
I am the new foster care caseworker for Josilynn Breeden (DOB 0730/2007) and Hayden Breeden( DOB 12/11/2009) from Caritas Family Solutions and I am writing to seek out of these two clients were patients of Dr Uraiwan Tana Hompluem, MD. I have enclosed the consents of release for information for medical records if the clients were patients. When there is new medical records/visit available please either fax me the records or mail them to me at: 645 Berkshire Blvd., E. Alton, IL 62024. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in keeping their case file up to date and accurate. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at the number listed to the…
Focus: Jordan will maintain compliance with all rules of the home and school on a daily basis.…
The purpose of this evaluation is to find out if teenage girls who are preparing to “age out” of the foster care system have implemented the life skills they have learned upon completion of the GRL program. This type of evaluation is an impact evaluation, it is used to assess whether or not the intervention being evaluated has had the desired effects on its target population. This evaluation will support the GRL program facilitators in analyzing and measuring the effects the program has had on the girls’ overall choices and behaviors after completing the program.…
Have you ever been taken by (defects) foster care. Well, foster care is a temporarily arrangement in which adults provide for the child or children whose birth parents are unable to care for them. To determine whether Phony boy Curtis goes to foster care or stays with his brothers will have to acquires him of staying out of jail, correcting his bad habits, and having a stable environment. One way that Phony boy Curtis goes to foster care is that he will have to stay out of jail. There will not be any fights, but with the people who supposedly adopted him a least for about a couple of weeks or days. There will definitely not be drug realization, nor be in a gang related apparel, but if happens he will be took to a new home. The second…
The article in question is explaining the health risks of kids in foster care. Some kids that has been in the foster care system are at a significant higher risk of mental and physical abuse as well as health problems; which can make learning a challenge, depression, behavioral issues, and health problems compared to kids that aren’t a part of the foster care system. The researchers are trying to figure out why so many kids in foster care suffer with so many health conditions compared to kids that aren’t in foster care. A large scale study was done and data was extracted from 2011 -2012…
“Reports on employment suggest that on average only one-third to one-half of youth out of substitute care are employed, but they do not identify full time vs. part time employment.” (3) With that being said, Foster youth do not earn enough to rake them out of poverty. “On average, former foster care earned $8000 compared to a national average of $18,300.” (3) Financial independence is often unattainable for forth kids. Some challenge facing employment assistance programs for foster youth is the availability of alternative sources of employment services. A large majority of youth receiving several types of employment assistance.…
Living is a harsh time and community wasn’t only difficult for the parents, but for their children. Kids were put on the streets and left to strive for themselves, leaving most to die or take up harsh jobs which in the end, could kill you. The development of orphanages, foster care, and mostly adoption from 1900’s until present day, helped children from living in a bad home or the streets to having a stronger and healthier life. Living in poverty is difficult but giving your kid a safe home is important. As orphanages slowly became scarce in our country, new and better ways of child support and care have been improved by foster homes and even better, adoption.…
When an individual thinks of ethics they may think of universal rules and morals that everyone follows to ensure the safety of persons and social justice for those who violate these said rules. However, they would be wrong in believing such ethical standards are held at such high standards internationally compared to our Western ideals. Even ethical standards in the United States tend to vary across states. While thinking in an ethical mind set I thought about a group of persons, who are important to me, children in the foster care system. This particular group of individuals is important to me because I was a summer counselor for children who were diagnosed with ADHA and other co-diagnoses, and the majority of the children have been through the foster care system. I decided to compare the ethical standards held in the foster care systems in the United States to the foster care systems in China because nearly one-third of Chinese children were adopted into the United States in 2007 (“China adoption statistics,” 2007). Therefore, we are relying on Chinese ethical standards for the care of these children until they are settled in the United States with their family.…
As a result of parents making a bad decision, which harms their child, “the children who need temporary and permanent families are all ages, races and ethnicities” (“Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Foster Care and Adoption”). The foster system has a wide range of minors, which “include teenagers, toddlers, infants, children with special behavioral and medical needs and sibling groups” (“Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Foster Care and Adoption”). Teenagers have a harder time being placed with foster families than toddlers and infants. Teenagers end up getting placed in a group home where they are not being shown the love and affection they deserve. It is true that caring for a teenager in foster care is difficult, considering that they are…
There are many reasons why young children cannot live with their birth parents this could be because their parents may have mental health issues, relationship problems or even have shown signs of neglect or abuse towards the child.…
Since children are aging out of foster care at the age of 18, they are not being equipped enough to survive in a society where they need to fend for their own. If we can ensure that they are being provided with the right support that will carry them through foster care and out, as well as advocate for jobs and stable housing for them, thus having an education. The rate in aged out of foster care children being homeless and jobless will…
Dan Lips, in his article “Foster Care is Failing” says, “Adults who formerly were in foster care are more likely than the general population to be homeless, unprepared for employment, limited to low-skill jobs, dependent on welfare or Medicaid, and convicted of crimes and incarcerated, as well as to succumb to drug and alcohol abuse, or have poor physical or mental health. Women who have been in foster care experience higher rates of early pregnancy and are more likely to see their own children placed in foster care.”…
“How would you feel if you spent your entire childhood being shipped from one foster home to another?” Many kids get sent from home to another all the time in foster care some kids will have lived up to 10 different homes before being adopted. Lots of kids get put into foster care to never be adopted and then have no family. My topic is controversial because people have different views on how the foster care system should be ran. Although many people think the foster care program is fine as it is, more control is needed over how foster parents handle things, because 13% of all foster kids run away at least once, Most kids in foster care are victims of some sort of child abuse, and kids wait a long time to be adopted.…