Family
Mar. 15, 2003
In Limbo
Forum Column - By Kenneth J. Theisen - Each year, 40,000 children in California are removed from parents who have abused them or failed to provide adequate care or nurturing. On any given day, 90,000 children are in the state foster-care system. The 2002-03 foster-care budget is $2.2 billion. The state spends billions more on related physical and mental health care, attorney fees, court costs, etc.
By Kenneth J. Theisen
Each year, 40,000 children in California are removed from parents who have abused them or failed to provide adequate care or nurturing. On any given day, 90,000 children are in the state foster-care system. The 2002-03 foster-care budget is $2.2 billion. The state spends billions more on related physi...
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