Articles tagged as: foster care
December 14, 2022
What is the difference in funding for typical foster care placement and relative/kinship placement?
In Indiana, typical foster home placements and what are known as relative or kinship placements are offered different financial resources and supports. A listener in Lafayette wanted to know more about why there are differences in funding.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Indiana has fewer kids in foster care, but racial disparities remain
The number of kids in Indiana foster care decreased in recent years, according to a new report from the Indiana Youth Institute, but advocates worry about racial disparities.
Read MoreJuly 21, 2021
New Coalition Plans To Expand, Improve Foster Care Services In Indiana
According to the Indiana Department of Child Services, there are around 30,000 children in foster care in Indiana.
Read MoreApril 12, 2021
Group Helps Unaccompanied Minors Find Foster Homes In Indiana
Bethany Christian Services' transitional foster care program provides a temporary home for unaccompanied children who have fled to the U.S. border.
Read MoreMay 14, 2020
Report: Indiana Students In Foster Care Face 'Gaps Of Knowledge'
Students in Indianas foster care system face a much higher expulsion rate and much lower graduation rate compared to their peers, according to a new report.
Read MoreApril 18, 2019
Senate Sends Foster Care Reform Bill To Governor
The Senate sent a bill to the governors desk Thursday that aims to reform Indianas foster care system.
Read MoreApril 15, 2019
House Unanimously Passes Bill To Help Foster Parents
The bill's sponsor says it acts as a companion to the Department of Child Services bill sent to the governor last week.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2019
Psychotropic Drug Bill Aims To Prevent Overprescription For Foster Youth
The bill to better regulate psychotropic medicine for youth in Indiana's foster system passed out committee Monday.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2019
Legislation Would Expand Child Fatality Data To Include Foster Care History
The bill that would require DCS to note whether the child was in foster care at the time of death, or had been returned to their family.
Read MoreOctober 17, 2018
Study Committee Wraps Up Meetings On Department Of Child Services
The study committee considered a recommendation to require judges to give foster parents a hearing if they request a role in a child welfare case.
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