Child Abuse and Neglect
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The Assignment
Instructions:
First, go to NPR at link below:
• Listen to The Plight of America’s Post Foster Care Children. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• You may also read the transcript by clicking on Transcript.
Second,
• The following link will take you to a report on Federal Funding used by Texas to provide a wide range of services to children aging out of foster
care:
Report on the Opportunities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Supports and Services for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care (ARRA). (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Post your answer to the following question below in Discussion Topic 4 on the Discussion Board
Post-foster care Discussion Questions:
Although foster care may seem like the only viable option for many abused and neglected children, this segment points out that they are still often not
prepared for the future.
• Based on your understanding after listening to the NPR report what recommendations do you have for stabilizing children to live in the adult world
as they age out of foster care.
• After reading the ARRA report on Transitioning from Foster Care do you believe that the US has a responsibility to make services available to these
children? Why?
• What program or services do you think would be the most needed by foster care youth transitioning out of care? Why?
Child Abuse and Neglect
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