The Foster Care System

Tina Turner

Preview
Foster care is intended to serve as a temporary safe haven for abused
and neglected children who can no longer safely remain with their
families. (The Futures of Children)

Safe Haven

Trauma

Aging Out

Safe Haven
Close to 300,000 children are removed
from their homes by the state.
Families are compensated for fostering a
child who have been abused.

Trauma
Many

children would characterize the foster

care system as further abuse.

Even

in the best situation It

is often times consider uncertain.

According

to Cooper, T some children are

also suffer form racial discrimination.

Adolescentinfostercarehavehigh

ratesofriskysexualbehaviors.

Aging Out

Most youth who are never adopted

end up aging out.

Many of them exist without finding

a permanent living arrangement.

Summary

The foster system is designed

to help children in need.

Sometimes it can do the exact

oppose.

The Foster Care System

Tina Turner