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Foster Care Summary: 1991

[17 PDF pages]

A Report on Infants and Children with HIV Infection in Foster Care

Approximately 800 HIV-infected children nationally were in foster care placement as of June 1989. This study was designed to define the specific problems related to providing foster care to children with HIV infection.

The Federal Role in Foster Care: A Paper on Current Priority Issue Areas

This report uses interviews with HHS staff, pertinent legislative committees, and children and youth advocacy organizations in order to express how each group would like to change the existing foster care system.

Foster Care for Children and Adults with Handicaps: Child Welfare and Adult Social Services Final Report

This report summarizes state-by-state data on the number of children and adults in foster homes administered by child welfare or social service agencies. As of December 1985, there were approximately 261,000 children in out-of-home foster care, including 54,000 handicapped children, of whom 14,000 were mentally retarded.