Foster Care

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Related Terms

• Foster Children
• Foster Parents
• Therapeutic Foster Care

Definition: 24-hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the State agency has placement and care responsibility, whether or not the placement is licensed or payments are made.

Related Resources:

Who Are the Children?
All ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds.

Elsewhere on the Web:

Foster Care National Statistics
From the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect

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