While the budget debates during the Louisiana Legislature’s first Special Session of 2017 kept child advocates on the edges of their seats, Louisiana’s Representatives and Senators acted at the end to protect funding for foster children. Louisiana’s legislature did the right thing in funding the Department of Children and Family Services. In a state which sits at the bottom of…
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Longer foster care stays increase the risk of continued placement. According to a recently released national survey from the Administration for Children and Families, after children spend 12 to 18 continuous months in foster care, their chances of leaving foster care decrease rapidly. Once children spend 36 to 42 continuous months in foster care, their chances of leaving foster care…