Adoption

Ohio teen in foster care accused of setting house on fire, trying to kill everyone inside

Ohio teen in foster care accused of setting house on fire, trying to kill everyone inside - Daily Journal:

CINCINNATI — A 14-year-old Ohio boy has been arrested on juvenile charges of attempted murder and arson after authorities say he tried to kill his foster family by setting their house on fire.

Parents of tortured Port Charlotte boy suing DCF and other agencies

Parents of tortured Port Charlotte boy suing DCF and other agencies | The News-Press | news-press.com:

The adoptive parents of a boy left in a Port Charlotte home for several months despite telling child welfare officials he was being trapped and tortured by his stepmother are suing three agencies for failing to protect him.

Maria to be placed with foster family in Bulgaria

Authorities: Maria to be placed with foster family in Bulgaria - CNN.com:

(CNN) -- A blond girl found in Greece whose birth parents were traced to a Bulgarian Roma village will be cared for by a foster family when she's returned to Bulgaria, the government's social services agency said

State Adoption Fact Sheets

State Adoption Fact Sheets | The Chronicle of Social Change:

SOURCE: North American Council on Adoptable Children

SUBJECT: Child Welfare

TYPE: Research Related

YEAR PRODUCED: 2013

The North American Council on Adoptable Children has partnered with the State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center (SPARC) to produce a state-by-state look at key adoption trends and data.

The sheets were created mostly from 2011 figures in the federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS).

Each profile includes the following:

• The average length of time that children waited in foster care to be adopted
• Age breakdowns of children waiting to be adopted
• The racial breakdown of children waiting to be adopted, and children who have been adopted
• Outcome statistics for all children in foster care (adoption, reunification, etc.)
• Total number of youth who aged out of foster care without a legal family
• Breakdown of relationship between adopter and adoptee prior to finalization
• How the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act has impacted the state

Click here to access the fact sheets

Kin Who Take in Kids Before CPS Involvement Deserve Support Too

Kin Who Take in Kids Before CPS Involvement Deserve Support Too | The Chronicle of Social Change:

By “US,” I am referring to the more than 1.8 million children in the United States who are being raised by grandparents or other relatives outside the child welfare system. Only one out of 26 such families is receiving any government support, other than what they qualify for under federal poverty guidelines.

Police: Goodyear man abused 1-year-old foster child

Police: Goodyear man abused 1-year-old foster child:

PHOENIX — A Goodyear man is in custody for allegedly injuring his 1-year-old foster daughter for throwing her sippy cup and spilling its contents.