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Shadow / hidden unregulated foster care could not exist

By Hicbd
Thu Dec 2 2021 7:29 am

"But over the past decade, states have increasingly institutionalized hidden foster care, through statutes and departmental policies. Rather than bringing the results of an investigation before a judge, caseworkers persuade parents to send their children to live with someone they know, often by threatening a foster placement if they refuse...What the parents rarely know is that, unlike the foster system, the shadow system is not designed to support their children. The government isn’t required to ensure the safety of placements with the thorough home visits and health screenings that federal law requires with foster care."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/magazine/shadow-foster-care.html
https://imprintnews.org/special-series/hidden-foster-care
https://theappeal.org/hidden-foster-care/

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Foster Care Child Welfare / Protection U.S. State Government

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