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Handout 2: Attachment and Infants and Toddlers in the Welfare System
Children younger than 4 are 32% more likely to be placed in foster care than children ages 4 to 11. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006)
Every day, 210 babies are removed from their homes because their parents cannot take care of them. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010)
Infants and toddlers accounted for 31% of children who entered foster care in 2009—the largest single group of children entering care. Sixteen percent were less than 1 year old. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , 2010)
Once they have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care, infants who enter care at less than 3 months old are in foster care 50% longer than older children and are much more likely to be adopted than reunified. (Wulczyn, Chen, Collins, 2011)
Among infants leaving foster care to return to the care of their parents, 33% return to placement. (Austin, Anthony, and Kimberline, 2008)
References
Austin, M.J., Anthony, E.K., and Kimberline, S. (2008). Foster Care Re-Entry: Evidence and Implications. Evidence for Practice. 11. Berkeley, CA: University of California at Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. 7.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. (2006). Table 6-8 Factors Related to Victims Receiving Postinvestigation Services and Foster Care, 2004. Child Maltreatment 2004. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved on November 4, 2011 from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm04/table6_8.htm
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau. (2010). The AFCARS Report: Preliminary FY 2009 Estimates as of July 2010. Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau. Retrieved on November 4, 2011. www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/stats_research/afcars/tar/report17.htm.
Wulczyn, F., Chen, L., Collins, L., et al., (2011). The Foster Care Baby Boom Revisited: What Do the Numbers Tell Us? Zero to Three Journal, 31; 3, 4–10.
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