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From Neglected To Nurtured: The Crisis Of The Foster Care System And The Crucial Impact Of Stability, Emma Miller Apr 2022

From Neglected To Nurtured: The Crisis Of The Foster Care System And The Crucial Impact Of Stability, Emma Miller

Helm's School of Government Conference - American Revival: Citizenship & Virtue

This paper addresses some of the problems with the foster care system in the United States, and seeks to propose a solution to the extensive wait families experience when adopting a child out of foster care. Specifically, it studies the positive impact of government-nonprofit collaborations on participants in the system, and emphasizes the importance of placing children in stable environments.