➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Drug-Addiction Epidemic Creates Crisis in Foster Care
Stateline – October 10, 2016
The nation’s drug-addiction epidemic is driving a dramatic increase in the number of children entering foster care, forcing many states to take urgent steps to care for neglected children. Also: States Scramble As Opioid Epidemic Strains Already-Burdened Foster Care Systems: http://khn.org/morning-breakout/states-scramble-as-opioid-epidemic-strains-already-burdened-foster-care-systems/
http://www.educationviews.org/drug-addiction-epidemic-creates-crisis-foster-care/