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This brief examines the U.S. foster care system and seeks to
explain why the foster care system functions as it does and how it
can be improved to serve the best interest of children. It defines
and evaluates key challenges that undermine child safety and
well-being in the current foster care system. Chapters highlight
the competing values and priorities of the system as well as the
pros and cons for the use of foster care. In addition, chapters
assess whether the performance objectives in which states are
evaluated by the federal government are sufficient to achieve
positive health and well-being outcomes for children who experience
foster care. Finally, it offers recommendations for improving the
system and maximizing positive outcomes. Topics featured in this
brief include: Legal aspects of removal and placement of children
in foster care. The effectiveness of prior efforts to reform foster
care. The regulation and quality of foster homes. Support for youth
aging out of the foster care system. Racial and ethnic disparities
in the foster care system. Foster Care and the Best Interests of
the Child is a must-have resource for policy makers and related
professionals, graduate students, and researchers in child and
school psychology, family studies, public health, social work,
law/criminal justice, and sociology.
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