foster system
Temporary family placement
The foster system is the network of government agencies, courts, and licensed caregivers that provides temporary homes for children who cannot safely remain with their biological parents.
Children enter the system through removal by child protective services, typically due to abuse, neglect, or parental incapacity.
She aged out of the foster system at eighteen.
The goal is usually family reunification or, when that fails, adoption or permanent placement.
- permanency planningChild welfare placement strategy
- nonprofit organizationsGroups without profit motive
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- home inspectionsExaminations of buildings' conditions
- adoption lawStatutes governing child placement
attachment theory · family court · court hearings · background checks · group homes · aging out · respite care · social workers · child protection services · child welfare · case management · counseling services · mentoring programs · training programs · advocacy groups · mandated reporting · safe haven · volunteer networks
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Legal family formation
reunification · legal guardianship · legal adoption · permanent home · family reunification
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Relatives by blood origin
biological parents · family of origin · blood relatives · birth parents · nuclear family
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Institution housing parentless children
institutional care · group home · residential treatment · children's home · residential care
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