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Monday, May 16, 2016

Ruled 'Broken,' Texas Foster Care System Faces Long Overhaul

At 5, the girl identified as S.A. entered the Texas foster care system. Within months, she reported being raped by an older child. She was moved more than 45 times, including to psychiatric hospitals, and missed several chances for adoption because of paperwork delays. At 18, after aging out of the system, she walked into traffic and was hit by a car. At last report, she was living in a homeless shelter.

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1 comment:

  1. OVERHAUL??? Let's get serious since the AGENCY has been given numerous chances to get it right but have ignored the many Positive Suggestions.
    Oh Yes, the BIGGEST most used Tool..ie 'If we only had more $$$$ and Trained employees, we could do a better job"
    >>>>>>OUTCOME>> Reform DID NOT WORK.
    So how bad is TEXAS???
    Check this Out>>

    The federal government's
    dereliction allows states to fall short on meeting minimum child welfare
    standards. Below is information specific to Texas:

    CFSR Results Summary:
    In its Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) process, HHS determines
    whether each state is in substantial conformity with 7 specific
    outcomes (pertaining to the areas of safety, permanency and family and
    child well-being) and 7 systemic factors (relating to the quality of
    services delivered to children and families and the outcomes they
    experience). In the first two rounds of the CFSR, HHS has concluded
    that Texas was:

    Round 1 (2002)
    NOT in substantial conformity with 6 of the 7 Outcomes

    in substantial conformity with 7 of the 7 Systemic Factors


    Round 2 (2009)
    NOT in substantial conformity with 6 of the 7 Outcomes

    NOT in substantial conformity with 2 of the 7 Systemic Factors


    Although
    federal law mandates that any state found not to be operating in
    substantial conformity during an initial or subequent review must begin a
    full review within two years after approval of the state's program
    improvement plan, HHS has announced that Texas will not undergo Round 3
    of the CFSR until FY 2017 (see CFSR Technical Bulletin #7 (March 2014)).
    Data Source: http://www.caichildlaw.org/Shame_on_US_TX.htm

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