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Original publisher: Washington, D.C. : The Office ; Gaithersburg, MD (P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg 20884-6015) : The Office [distributor, 1995]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)37189026 Subject: Child welfare -- United States. Excerpt: ... B-261055 Figure 5: Disposition of Children Leaving Foster Care, 1990 7 % Reached Age 18 Other 3 % Unknown * * 16 % * * 67 % * Reunited With Parent or Relative 8 % Adopted Note: " Other " includes such reasons as placement with a legal guardian, marriage, running away, incarceration, death, or discharge to another public agency. Source: APWA VCIS data from 24 states. Although foster care is a relatively short-term experience for many children, some children remain in care for extended periods. Of the children leaving care in 1990, for example, 50 percent had been in foster care for 8 months or less. However, of those remaining in care, over 25 percent had been in foster placements for at least 3 years. ( See fig. 6. ) Foster children for whom adoption is ultimately planned spend an average of 4 to 6 years in foster care, according to a 1991 report on adoptions in 20 14 states. 14 See J.K. McKenzie, " Adoption of Children With Special Needs, " The Future of Children: Adoption, Vol. 3, The Center for the Future of Children ( Los Altos, Cal.: Spring 1993 ). Page 13 GAO / HEHS-95-208 Foster Care Overview
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