➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: The Brief: Foster Care Pressures Mean Longer Psych Stays
The Texas Tribune – April 08, 2016
Time spent in psychiatric facilities by abused children is up from six years ago, an effect of increased federal scrutiny of the foster care program and new restrictions on placing abused children in the care of relatives. Also: Foster Home Crunch Strands Children in Psych Facilities: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/04/08/foster-care-home-crunch-means-length-psych-stays-g/
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