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WorksheetsFoster Care and Child Welfare
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
What are the top three (3) reasons a child enters foster care (1,2,3)?
Incarceration, Abuse, Loss of Parent
Neglect, Parent Illness, Abuse
Parental Drug Use, Loss of Parent, Incarceration
Abuse, Neglect, Parental Drug Use
In the United States, how often is a child removed from their home (length of time)?
2 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
6.5 minutes
In the United States, how many children are abused or neglected daily?
2,345
982
1,973
1,844
Which race/ethnicities are disproportionately represented within the foster care system?
American Indian/Alaska Native and Black
Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native
Black and Hispanic
Asian and Hispanic
According to Barardi and Morton (2017), approximately 50% of foster care children have IEPs for what issue?
Cognitive delays
Emotional/Behavioral
Autism
Speech or Language Impairment
According to Hill (2004), school officials recommend that Black youth be placed in foster care due to what “concern(s)”:
truancy
agressiveness
persons in needs of service (PINS)
All of the above
As of 2019, how many children are in foster care?
407,493
867,530
365,247
527,743
What is the average length of time a child stays within the foster care system?
9 months
12 months
15 months
20 months
Which state is considered one of the most adoption-friendly states in the USA?
Maine
California
Michigan
Ohio
Which state is considered one of the least adoption-friendly states in the USA?
Arizona
Maryland
Oregon
New Hampshire
National Foster Care Month is observed in ______
August
September
April
May
