Foster Care in America: A Reference Handbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781440874291)

America's foster care system has a noble goal--to care for children that for various reasons can no longer be cared for by their families--but years of inattention and inadequate funding have left many foster youth in a precarious state.

This resource provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the American foster care system. Areas of coverage include the scaffolding of foster care systems in the various states (each of which operate their own unique systems through their social service agencies); conditions under which children are taken out of their families of origin and placed in foster care; the experiences of both young children and older teens in foster homes; challenges for foster children who "age out" of the system; and proposals to reform and improve foster care across the nation.

Geared for students, this book contains chapters devoted to the background and history of foster care in America; the systems's problems, controversies, and solutions; original essay contributions exploring various facets of the system; profiles of leading foster care activists and organizations; governmental data and excerpts of primary documents on the topic; and an annotated list of important books, scholarly journals, and nonprint sources for further research. It closes with a detailed chronology, glossary of terms, and subject index.

Author: Christina G. Villegas
ISBN-10: 1440874298
ISBN-13: 9781440874291
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2022
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.11h x 6.24w x 1.11d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2022 pg. 84
Choice 06/01/2023