Can You Hear Me: The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Addresses the Systemic Deficiencies of the Philadelphia Child Welfare System in Baby Neal v. Casey
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Preston, Scott J.
Issue Date
1996
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29
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|A foster care program is intended to provide a "temporary, safe haven for children whose parents are unable to care for them." Foster care has been defined as a child welfare service that provides family care for a limited period of time to children whose own family cannot provide such care and where adoption is neither desirable nor possible. In reality, the child welfare system presents numerous problems for foster children, including multiple or inappropriate placements, lengthy but ultimately temporary placements, and inadequate goals defined for each child. These problems have been labeled "program abuse" and occur when a "foster care system itself fails to provide children with a stable and secure home setting, or when it does not provide for a child's medical, psychological and emotional needs." The problems of program abuse are widespread, they are ever-present, and, as recent legal action indicates, they are not going away...
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29 Creighton L. Rev. 1653 (1995-1996)
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Creighton University School of Law