Rich in Love: When God Rescues Messy People (22 page)

notes

1. “Facts & Statistics,” Orphan Hope International,
http://www.orphanhopeintl.org/facts-statistics/
.

2. Helen Ramaglia, “Suicide and the Foster Child,” The Chronicle of Social Change, July 11, 2013,
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/opinion/suicide-and-the-foster-child/3317
.

3. Kevin Ryan, “Keeping Foster Kids Safe from Prostitution,”
The Blog
,
Huffington Post
, October 25, 2013,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-m-ryan/keeping-foster-kids-safe-_b_4159768.html
.

4. Brittany Nunn, “Statistics Suggest Bleak Futures for Children Who Grow Up in Foster Care,”
Amarillo Globe-News
, June 24, 2012,
http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-06-24/what-comes-next.

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