CHILD WELFARE MANUAL

4.4.2 Foster Family Care

A foster family placement may be appropriate under the following circumstances:

  • Child’s needs can be met in a family and community-based setting with access to schools, friends, and resources;
  • Time is needed to locate/select an adoptive home or other permanent placement for the child;
  • Child has been in residential treatment and the placement will ease the transition from a highly structured environment to a family and community-based setting; and
  • Adolescent mother requiring out-of-home care for herself and her child.

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