Neglect: 161,791 children, 61%
Drug Abuse Parent: 85,397 children, 32%
Caretaker's Inability: 37,243 children, 14%
Physical Abuse: 34,647 children, 13%
Child Behavior Problem: 30,124 children, 11%
Inadequate Housing: 27,002 children, 10%
Parent Incarceration: 21,006 children, 8%
Alcohol Abuse Parent: 14,978 children, 6%
Abandonment: 12,988 children, 5%
Sexual Abuse: 9,904 children, 4%
Drug Abuse Child: 6,273 children, 2%
Child Disability: 4,554 children, 2%
Relinquishment: 2,694 children, 1%
Parent Death: 2,212 children, 1%
Alcohol Abuse Child: 1,242 children, 1%
(note, these categories are not mutually exclusive, so percentages will total more than 100%)
So many awful reasons for children being removed from their home and put into foster care can often be a terrible and scarring experience for a foster child. A pretty big percentage of youth are emancipated from foster care without reunifying with their families or being adopted. Of youth who age out of foster care, almost 1/4 are incarcerated within 2 years and a many do not graduate high school. Children and adolescents with foster care experience are diagnosed with PTSD at almost twice the rate of U.S. war veterans. With such saddening statistics, the foster care system needs support. You can help.
Site: https://americanspcc.org/foster-care/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5qrXBRC3ARIsAJq3bwqkHFo4huz_gGGCqzrVtZybdm4UN3021H1yOhDX8e7GNy1xAikQKqkaAqZ1EALw_wcB
Child Behavior Problem: 30,124 children, 11%
Inadequate Housing: 27,002 children, 10%
Parent Incarceration: 21,006 children, 8%
Alcohol Abuse Parent: 14,978 children, 6%
Abandonment: 12,988 children, 5%
Sexual Abuse: 9,904 children, 4%
Drug Abuse Child: 6,273 children, 2%
Child Disability: 4,554 children, 2%
Relinquishment: 2,694 children, 1%
Parent Death: 2,212 children, 1%
Alcohol Abuse Child: 1,242 children, 1%
(note, these categories are not mutually exclusive, so percentages will total more than 100%)
So many awful reasons for children being removed from their home and put into foster care can often be a terrible and scarring experience for a foster child. A pretty big percentage of youth are emancipated from foster care without reunifying with their families or being adopted. Of youth who age out of foster care, almost 1/4 are incarcerated within 2 years and a many do not graduate high school. Children and adolescents with foster care experience are diagnosed with PTSD at almost twice the rate of U.S. war veterans. With such saddening statistics, the foster care system needs support. You can help.
Site: https://americanspcc.org/foster-care/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5qrXBRC3ARIsAJq3bwqkHFo4huz_gGGCqzrVtZybdm4UN3021H1yOhDX8e7GNy1xAikQKqkaAqZ1EALw_wcB
This is really fascinating Tessla. I like the effort you're putting into this and the passion you have for fostering babies and kids. These numbers are really cool to take into consideration.
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ReplyDeleteI love the look of your blog and what is about! This is generally a topic that i have not thought about a lot and i like learning more about it through your blog.
ReplyDeleteIts alright.
ReplyDeleteYour blog looks great. It is very informative on this topic. It is so sad to learn about why children must go into foster care.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is amazing. This is very detailed and informative. Its very sad seeing a child being removed from their own home.
ReplyDeleteGreat topic, amazing blog. Heart breaking to see some of these statistics.
ReplyDeleteGreat, shocking, and sad statistics. Are these numbers for the United States or NY or ????
ReplyDeleteThis is extremely sad I would have thought children would be treated better.
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