Reducing Time in Care
An estimated 20 percent of children in the U.S. foster care system have been trapped in the system for more than three years, with many languishing for most of their childhoods. Children should not grow up in foster care. We require enforcement of the 15-of-22-month rule, with which no state is currently in full compliance.
February 13, 2023Events & TestimonyEstablishes requirements for relative search, including documentation requirements. DCS is required to provide notice by certified mail to adult relatives and persons with a significant relationship with a child who are identified through [...]
