US: AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands
Associated Press – June 08, 2021
The AP’s analysis found at least 8,700 fewer reunifications during the early months of the pandemic compared with the March-to-December period the year before — a decrease of 16%. Adoptions, too, dropped – by 23%, according to the analysis. Overall, at least 22,600 fewer children left foster care compared with 2019.
https://apnews.com/article/ct-state-wire-only-on-ap-coronavirus-pandemic-foster-care-education-0324d732ed8e788a45e580a7b14052fd