Essay On Foster Care
The Foster Care Crisis
Abstract
When children have become the victims of abuse and neglect, or if parents are unable to care for them, the children are placed in foster care. Placement in a foster home is intended to be temporary. Unfortunately .many children, once in the system, do not leave until they turn 18. Foster care often exposes children to severe stressors, causing behavioral, developmental and/or psychological difficulties. Though foster homes are supposed to help children in a time of need, there are many children who experience negative effects of living in foster homes. These effects on children along with lack of qualified foster families, growing caseloads, and lack of governmental support have all contributed to what …show more content…
They are in foster care for a number of reasons and many never get to leave. The neglect and abuse that occurs in foster homes has a number of negative effects on children. Even though the foster care system is there to give homes to children it has more of a negative effect on children than a positive one. I wrote this paper because I want to inform people of the negative effects foster care has on children, the lack of support from the government due to finances and time, and that foster homes are not always better than removing children from their biological parents. I have come to the conclusion that foster homes can be a dangerous place for a child. Many children have been sexually, mentally and physically abuse, and some children have even died at the hands of a foster parent. I’m not saying that all foster homes are terrible places but there have been many instances when potential foster parents have not been put through the appropriate screening process, leading to traumatic and abusive circumstances. What can America do about this foster care crisis? What needs to be done to make sure all our children are, and remain, safe and healthy? A major change needs to be made to the foster care system
Abstract
When children have become the victims of abuse and neglect, or if parents are unable to care for them, the children are placed in foster care. Placement in a foster home is intended to be temporary. Unfortunately .many children, once in the system, do not leave until they turn 18. Foster care often exposes children to severe stressors, causing behavioral, developmental and/or psychological difficulties. Though foster homes are supposed to help children in a time of need, there are many children who experience negative effects of living in foster homes. These effects on children along with lack of qualified foster families, growing caseloads, and lack of governmental support have all contributed to what …show more content…
They are in foster care for a number of reasons and many never get to leave. The neglect and abuse that occurs in foster homes has a number of negative effects on children. Even though the foster care system is there to give homes to children it has more of a negative effect on children than a positive one. I wrote this paper because I want to inform people of the negative effects foster care has on children, the lack of support from the government due to finances and time, and that foster homes are not always better than removing children from their biological parents. I have come to the conclusion that foster homes can be a dangerous place for a child. Many children have been sexually, mentally and physically abuse, and some children have even died at the hands of a foster parent. I’m not saying that all foster homes are terrible places but there have been many instances when potential foster parents have not been put through the appropriate screening process, leading to traumatic and abusive circumstances. What can America do about this foster care crisis? What needs to be done to make sure all our children are, and remain, safe and healthy? A major change needs to be made to the foster care system