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New York, District of Columbia, Tennessee, Hawai’i, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska and Rhode Island given flexibility with foster care funds to spur innovation.
Data used comes from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, a longitudinal study about the children who come in contact with the child welfare system
New data on adoption and foster care suggests that while the number of children in foster care remains steady, the adoption rate continues to climb. According to statistics released by HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, approximately 13.1 percent of the children in foster care were adopted last year, an increase from 12.6 percent the previous year and 9.5 percent in 2003.
The 20,000th foster child has been adopted after being listed on AdoptUSKids.org, a national website that links prospective adoptive families with children in need of permanent families. The website is funded through a cooperative agreement between HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Adoption Exchange Association.
The website contains photos and demographic information on children in the public foster care system.