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Series: Numbers and Trends |
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Author(s):
Child Welfare Information Gateway
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| Year Published: 2011 |
This factsheet provides the most recent national statistical estimates for children and youth in foster care from fiscal year (FY) 2009 and also provides earlier data from FY 2000 to allow for some estimate of trends over time. Data were obtained from the Federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). AFCARS collects information on all children in foster care for whom State child welfare agencies have responsibility for placement, care, or supervision and on children who are adopted with public child welfare agency involvement.
We also recommend the following Information Gateway publications:
- Foster Parent Adoption (Bulletin for Professionals)
- Foster Parents Considering Adoption (Factsheet for Families)
- How Many Children Were Adopted in 2000 and 2001? (Numbers and Trends)
Table of Contents
Key Findings (p. 1)
Introduction (p. 2)
Children In, Entering, and Exiting Care (p. 3)
Placement Settings (p. 3)
Permanency Goals (p. 5)
Outcomes (p. 5)
Length of Stay (p. 6)
Age (p. 8)
Race and Ethnicity (p. 8)
Gender (p. 11)
Additional Information (p. 11)
References (p. 12)
Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2011). Foster care statistics 2009. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.
This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit Child Welfare Information Gateway.