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Adoption - The Annie E. Casey Foundation Adoption is a legal process that permanently transfers parental responsibility from a child's birth parents to their adoptive parents After reunification, it is the next most secure permanency option for children in foster care In 2021, one in four children exiting foster care — around 53,300 kids in the United States — were adopted About 80% of these children were under age 11, and
Foster Care - The Annie E. Casey Foundation Foster care is a temporary living situation for children whose parents cannot take care of them While in care, children may live with relatives, with foster families or in group facilities There are four ways children can leave foster care for permanent homes: Reunification with birth parents or primary caregivers, adoption, guardianship, and placement with relatives Among children exiting
Promising Practices in Adoption-Competent Mental Health Services Summary Through a literature review, examination of case studies, and feedback from child welfare professionals and adoptive parents, this white paper explores the need for more mental health services that address the unique needs of children in the child welfare system and their adoptive families
Youth in Transition (Aging Out) - The Annie E. Casey Foundation This scenario — leaving foster care without achieving permanence — carries lifelong consequences Youth who age out of foster care face are more likely to engage in risky behaviors and more likely to experience hardships such as homelessness, joblessness, early parenthood and substance use