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Clearinghouse of Information and Resources for Individuals with Disabilities, Families and Professionals
Clearinghouse on Children with Disabilities in Foster Care
On any given day in the United States, there are more than a half a million children and youth in foster care. Data collected by the federal government and other research suggest that at least one-third of these children and youth have disabilities, ranging from minor developmental delays to significant mental and physical disabilities. There is some evidence that the special needs of this population are frequently not being met in foster care systems across the country, and that these children experience worse outcomes than other children in foster care.
Since 2004, United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) and Children’s Rights have collaborated on an initiative to identify the prevalence of children with disabilities in foster care, explore the degree to which their needs are being met in public child welfare systems and develop legal and public policy advocacy approaches to improve the safety, permanency and well-being of these children.
This clearinghouse provides information and resources for UCP affiliates and other disability organizations in order to encourage them to explore or expand their involvement in providing services for children with disabilities in foster care.
Click Here to Enter the Clearinghouse
Other Products Developed Through the Collaboration
Children’s Rights and United Cerebral Palsy conducted a comprehensive review of the literature, and released a report in 2006 entitled Forgotten Children: A Case for Action for Children and Youth with Disabilities in Foster Care. Click here to read the full report and the references list.
Children’s Rights surveyed UCP affiliates regarding their perspectives on the quality of services for and outcomes experienced by children with disabilities in foster care, and released a report in 2006 entitled called Perspectives on Children with Disabilities in the Foster Care System and How UCP Can Help: Findings from a Survey of UCP Affiliates. Click here to read the full report.
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