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    to be a foster parent. There was a girl, she was about 12 years old. She lived with her mother and her four year old sister. Every day her mother would do drugs and not care for her children. She would beat the oldest one about every day. And turn her baby sister against her. Until one day a lady came into her home and took them from their mother. It was sad at first but as the years passes, the little girl got happier and happier. But finally they got split up because of some racist foster parents

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    Program, the destination families program also utilizes mental health services in the program. It has been shown that many of foster youth deal with mental issues “Seventy five percent (75%) of foster youth suffer from severe emotional disturbances” and additionally 65% of foster youth were evaluated as needing mental services but would rarely receive them ("The Foster Care Crisis."). The mental health team in the Destination Family program specifically focuses on teenagers and helps these teens

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    Bria in, the Department placed them in a temporary Hotline foster care placement from the 6/20/14 to 6/23/14 until a more suitable living arrangement was made available. On 6/23/14 Ryan and his sister were placed in a kinship home of a family friend. DCF PLACEMENT HISTORY: Placement type: Start Date: End Date: Departmental Foster Care 2/17/2010 5/27/2010 Departmental Foster Care 6/20/2014 6/22/2014 Departmental Foster Care 6/23/2014 Present CURRENT PLACEMENT: The Department

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    My interested in foster care has increased because of the show “The Fosters” and reading the “A chance in the world” by Steve Pemberton. He talks about how he taken away from his mother at a young age, and how to he travel from foster homes and had to deal with cruel and a lot of abuse. But he was able to deal with it and find a home that took care of him. Reading this book and watching a show that has to do with foster care really open my eyes about foster care problems and what kids had to go through

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    Children’s Rights Movement In 2015, over 670,000 children spent time in U.S. foster care ("Children 's Rights"). The current foster care system has been a failing system for many years. Many children are neglected or put into abusive homes. Many foster homes have several children residing in them. Which means many kids have mental illnesses, or get into drugs. These kind of situations do not allow kids to get the proper care they need. While many reforms of the system have been put into play, most have

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    abuse and neglect. This helps to restore self- esteem that that fuels hard work, personal development and success. Health and Wellbeing The health and wellbeing division is comprised of the Developmentally Disabled, Family support Services and Foster care and Adoption. The developmentally Disabled program for

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    Antwone are subjected to different types of abuse such as: physical, emotional and sexual. Foster care was an option for Antwone. Foster care is the placement for children outside the custody of their parents or legal guardians after court finding that the children have been abused or neglected. The court may also find the child to be a person in need of supervision or have committed delinquent acts. The foster care is a social service system with many component parts and complex interrelationships between

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    that can be passed down through pregnancy. The process of human bioengineering is a spectacular accomplishment for scientists, however, the process should be kept illegal because it is a potentially disastrous practice that can affect the economy, foster care system, and donor’s health. My position on human bioengineering is not perfect because I believe it has a lot to offer our society its medical research and possibly eliminating all diseases one day. In addition, it can cut cost of medical treatment

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    Removed is a short video about foster care which I thought they used an excellent way to show us the audience about children in foster care by using an emotional appeal(Pathos). Its about a Little girl and her little brother that have abusive irresponsible parents. The little girl is not happy with the way she is raised and she defines herself as unheard,unwanted, and unseen. This can mean lots of things depending on each persons understanding, but to it means she is basically not wanted by her parents

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    body that you know all too well fills your fragile body. That's how foster children often feel, the foster system is failing far too many kids because foster families aren't safe and the children aren't receiving the support they severely need. According to the Child Welfare in 2015 there was approximately 427,910 children in foster care with 45% of those in non-relative foster families. Not all children who enter the foster care are abused but 28% of those living with these non-relative families

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