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Although many people believe that abused children are safe once they are removed from their abusers, the trauma and instability of state care can inflict a different kind of abuse that is just as damaging.
The plight of former foster youth shows just how detrimental the system can be:
- Only 46% graduate high school, compared to 84% of the general public.
- 20% become homeless. In fact, 27% of the homeless population spent time in foster care.
- 25% are incarcerated within two years of leaving the system.
- Girls who spent time in foster care are six times more likely to have a child before the age of 21.
The Children’s Law Center aims to prevent this grim future by providing maltreated children with critical legal services while they are in foster care, educating the community about their struggles, and pursuing public policy reform. >> read more
