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Do Siblings in Foster Care Have Visitation Rights?
Do Siblings in Foster Care Have Visitation Rights?
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...
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The Number of Children in Foster Care Increases Again
The Number of Children in Foster Care Increases Again
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...
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Foster Care Reunification Failures
Foster Care Reunification Failures
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...
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Fighting for Reunification in the Face of Prolonged Foster Placement
Fighting for Reunification in the Face of Prolonged Foster Placement
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...
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Foster Parent Rights: Stepping In and Stepping Up
Foster Parent Rights: Stepping In and Stepping Up
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...
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Temporary Foster Placement: Can a Relative Retrieve a Child From Foster Care?
Temporary Foster Placement: Can a Relative Retrieve a Child From Foster Care?
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...
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Families in Crisis: Coping When Your Child Is in Foster Care
Families in Crisis: Coping When Your Child Is in Foster Care
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...
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The Effects of Foster Care on High School Graduation Rates
The Effects of Foster Care on High School Graduation Rates
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....
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Group Homes and Children With Special Needs
Group Homes and Children With Special Needs
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...
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Infants in Foster Placement: Early Trauma
Infants in Foster Placement: Early Trauma
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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