US: Foster Care’s Missing Policies For Sexual and Reproductive Health
Imprint – May 09, 2023
An Imprint review of every state’s publicly available child welfare policy manuals revealed that in many parts of the country there is only scant guidance for caregivers and caseworkers on these vital issues. In dozens of states, there is little or no mention of healthy relationships and sexuality education, the prevention of sexually transmitted infections or the rights of foster youth to access contraception and abortion. In some states, policies have not been updated in decades. In others, rules for foster youth appear to clash with broader reproductive health care rights available to all minors. Part one of a three-part series.
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/high-stakes-silent-systems-part-1/240790