To the End of June : The Intimate Life of American Foster Care (9780547999531) (49 page)

Chanel (Green foster daughter),
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Charlap, Lo,
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child abuse

class differences in policy and,
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definition of abuse and,
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ethnic differences and,
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in foster homes,
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in group homes,
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history of legislation on,
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reasons behind,
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recognition of,
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societal “discovery” of,
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statistics on,
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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (federal law),
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child fatalities,
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child protection specialists.
See
caseworkers; investigators

Child Protective Services (CPS),
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Children of Incarcerated Parents program,
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Children's Rights,
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“child savers,”
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Child Welfare Administration,
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See also
ACS (Administration for Children's Services)

Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP),
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child welfare system

costs of,
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criteria for success of,
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fee structure in,
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“just staying” as goal in,
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legal actions against,
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length of stay in foster care,
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negative outcomes and,
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reform of,
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social policy lines in,
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training of staff in,
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tricking the system and,
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types of placements in,
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working the system and,
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Civil Rights Act (1964),
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Clarence (Green foster son),
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class disparities,
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See also
race discrimination

Clinton, Bill (U.S. president),
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cocaine.
See
crack cocaine

college,
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Casey group and,
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Chafee programs and,
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foster kids' hopes for,
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“concurrency planning,”
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Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth,
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costs

of foster care,
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for institutionalized placements,
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Cournos, Francine,
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CPS.
See
Child Protective Services (CPS)

crack cocaine

adoption of “addicted” newborns and,
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drug testing of newborns and,
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foster care roles and,
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newborn removal and,
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outcomes for babies and,
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criminality.
See also
incarcerated parents; juvenile justice and foster care, merging of

attachment disorders and,
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link between child welfare and,
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mixed population at RTCs and,
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Cruz, Jonathan,
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Cruz-Katz, Spencer,
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Cuomo, Mario (New York governor),
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CWOP.
See
Child Welfare Organizing Project (CWOP)

 

David (Green foster son),
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Department of Child and Family Services,
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Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS, Texas),
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“diagnostic centers,”
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Dominique (Green foster daughter).
See
Welcome, Dominique

Doyle, Joseph J.,
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Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program,
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Edwin Gould (agency),
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See also
Smalls, Tolightha

emergency licensing,
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emotional effects on foster kids.
See also
anger of foster kids; attachment

losses and,
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from multiple placements,
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emotional factors for foster parents,
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Episcopal Social Services, in Manhattan,
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Erikson, Erik,
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Estrada, Rudy,
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failed placements

foster parents' perspectives on,
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impacts on foster kids and,
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proportion of,
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YGB program and,
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family court

number of cases heard in,
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substance abuse cases and,
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termination hearings and,
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family members

abandonment of foster kids by,
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adoption of teens by,
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reporting by,
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family preservation, as goal

ASFA mandates and,
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late-stage efforts and,
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preventive social services and,
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removal rate and,
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“family team conferencing,”
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Family-to-Family program,
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Fannie (foster child),
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Fatimah.
See
Green, Fatimah

federal government

Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth,
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frequent changes in requirements and,
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“positive tox” babies and,
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fifteen-month ASFA cutoff,
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Florida,
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“forever families,”
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foster care “drift,”
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Foster Care Panic (late 1990s),
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foster children.
See also
newborns; teenage foster kids;
entries for specific persons

author's own story and,
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perceptions of parental fitness by,
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reconnection with birth parents,
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statistics on number of,
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time in foster care and,
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trauma of multiple placements and,
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views of therapy and,
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what they want from foster parents,
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The Fostering Connection (TFC, NYC therapist group),
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foster parents.
See also
Glenn; Green, Allyson; Green, Bruce; Keane, Mary; Mindy; support for foster parents; training of foster parents; Wilson, Steve

agency placement decisions and,
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demographics of,
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difficulties with teens and,
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emotional health of,
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as interchangeable,
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lack of agency support for,
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letting go process and,
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licensure process for,
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motivations of,
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pay rates for,
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psychological training for,
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recruitment of,
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rejection of kids by,
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relationships with birth parents,
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rights of biological parents and,
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shortfall of,
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what kids want from,
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“foster-to-adopt” parents,
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See also
Wilson, Shawn; Wilson, Steve; Wright, Bruce

Frankie (probation officer),
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Freud, Anna,
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Frisby, Noble,
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gay foster parents,
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See also
Wilson, Shawn

gay teenagers.
See
queer kids

Georgia, state of,
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Gil, Eliana,
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Giuliani, Rudy (New York mayor),
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Glenn (foster parent),
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