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Do Siblings in Foster Care Have Visitation Rights?

August 3, 2018

About two-thirds of the children currently in foster care have at least one sibling who is also in foster care. Sadly, many of these children are separated from...

The Number of Children in Foster Care Increases Again

July 25, 2018

Every year, the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services releases a report that outlines the current state of the foster care...

Foster Care Reunification Failures

July 5, 2018

Don’t Lose Sight of the Goal When children are placed in foster care, also called foster placement, the goal is to reunification, in most cases. But when...

Fighting for Reunification in the Face of Prolonged Foster Placement

June 28, 2018

When Children Can’t Come Home There are many possible causes of prolonged foster placement. Typically, foster placement is short-term, providing a child with a safe home just long...

Foster Parent Rights: Stepping In and Stepping Up

June 7, 2018

Foster Parent Rights Foster parents have certain rights with regard to caring for their foster children. Naturally, foster parents are invested in the wellbeing of the children they...

Temporary Foster Placement: Can a Relative Retrieve a Child From Foster Care?

May 24, 2018

Temporary Foster Placement The process by which a child is placed in a foster setting is determined—initially—by DCPP protocol and the suitable placement options those working on...

Families in Crisis: Coping When Your Child Is in Foster Care

March 21, 2018

A Difficult Time A parent’s worst nightmare is watching CPS take their child way to live with a foster family. New Jersey’s CPS agency (DCPP) will put children...

The Effects of Foster Care on High School Graduation Rates

October 3, 2017

Facing Adversity A child who is put in foster placement faces the same challenges as his or her peers but often lacks the support needed to overcome them....

Group Homes and Children With Special Needs

September 11, 2017

Extra Special Needs All foster children have special needs. They need support during their transition to help them cope with a new family. That support needs to continue...

Infants in Foster Placement: Early Trauma

September 5, 2017

A Difficult Beginning Statistics have shown the majority of children (up to 80%) in New Jersey who die from maltreatment are under the age of three. Very young...

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