Deaths in Foster Care

Deaths in Foster Care

Page Contents:

Introduction
Reliability of Data
General Population Child Death Rate
Arizona Death Rate
California Data
Saskatchewan Data
Manitoba Data
AFCARS Report
British Data
Ontario Data
Summary
How bad is child abuse in foster care? This simple question has no easy answer. Two difficulties impede assessment of relative levels of abuse in parental and foster care. One is getting accurate information. Parents are rarely candid about the level of abuse inflicted on their children, and the foster care system has even less candor. The other is the vague definition of many forms of abuse. Small differences in perception can drastically change the measured level of verbal abuse or emotional abuse.