Foster Care

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:community_service
gptkb:Child_welfare_system
gptkbp:administeredBy Government agencies
Private agencies
gptkbp:ageRange Infants to 18 years
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:May_(United_States)
gptkb:National_Foster_Care_Month
gptkbp:challenge Educational challenges
Mental health needs
Placement disruptions
Shortage of foster homes
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
gptkb:Local_governments
State governments
gptkbp:goal Adoption
Permanent guardianship
Reunification with biological family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foster Care
gptkbp:involves Foster children
Foster parents
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Adoption_and_Safe_Families_Act
gptkb:Child_Abuse_Prevention_and_Treatment_Act
gptkb:Fostering_Connections_to_Success_and_Increasing_Adoptions_Act
gptkbp:mayInclude Emergency foster care
Long-term foster care
Respite care
Therapeutic foster care
gptkbp:monitors Case managers
Social workers
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:purpose Provide temporary care for children
gptkbp:regulates Child welfare laws
gptkbp:relatedTo Adoption
Group homes
Kinship care
gptkbp:requires Background checks
Home study
Training for foster parents
gptkbp:result Reunification
Adoption
Aging out of system
Permanent guardianship
gptkbp:riskFactor Aging out
Emotional trauma
Placement instability
gptkbp:statisticsTrackedBy gptkb:Children's_Bureau
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Foster_Care_Awareness_Campaigns
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Administration_for_Children_and_Families
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5