Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Foster Care: An Overview Tom Harris 11
2 Children Are in Foster Care Because They Are Poor Gaylynn Burroughs 18
3 Children Are in Foster Care Because of Parents' Substance Abuse Joseph P. Ryan Jeanne C. Marsh Mark F. Testa Richard Louderman 25
4 Staying in a Troubled Home Can Be Better than Foster Care Placement Joseph J. Doyle Jr. 32
5 Foster Children Still Need Support as They Reach Adulthood Toni Naccarato Liliana Hernández 37
6 Kinship Care Benefits Foster Children Marlene Busko 42
7 Group Homes Help At-Risk Youth Michael C. Farley 46
8 Group Homes Increase the Risk of Delinquency for Foster Children Craig Chamberlain 51
9 White Families May Not Be the Best Choice for Adopting Black Children David Crary 55
10 Race Should Not be a Consideration When Adopting a Child Curtis L. Ivery 60
11 The Indian Child Welfare Act Is Needed to Preserve American Indian Culture Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark Kekek Jason Todd Stark 65
12 Schools Take Steps to Meet the Educational Needs of Foster Children Linda Jacobson 72
13 Schools Do Not Meet the Special Education Needs of Foster Children Sarah Geenan Laurie E. Powers 78
14 Privatized Foster Care Is Increasing Laurent Belsie 85
Organizations to Contact 90
Bibliography 95
Index 101
