consistent facts and supporters. Instead of choosing a side and shutting out the other, let there be a solution provided. To defuse the debate, abortion should be legal only if certain issues such as incest, rape, or if the mother’s life is in danger. Abortion is a better option for a child than growing up in a poor family or having a bad mother. Numerous women around the world bring up the saying, “My body, my choice.” A woman with a strong sense of who she is will be confident in what she…
Some people need protection because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some people need protection because they were and innocent victim of a serious crime. And some people need protection because they cannot care for themselves and their families cannot care for them. There are three main types of protection: witness, victim, and child. Numerous people benefit from them every day. Ever imagined what it would be like to be someone else for a day? How about for the rest of your…
policies that are implicated into foster care. These policies are made with the best interest of foster children in mind. The policies solely exist to keep foster children safe, but are they enough? One policy that is implicated in the foster care system is the assurance of safety and well-being of children in foster care. This policy is called the Adoption and Safe Families Act. The policy states that the health and safety of young children are a priority in foster care. Abused and Neglected children…
"There are over 14,000 children in out-of-home care in Arizona." Of these children I would like to introduce you to my little brother, Kevin. Over nine months ago my parents got a call to foster a very premature baby boy. Michael was born at twenty-nine weeks old. His mother at the time was/is addicted to meth. She went on meth-binge which caused her to go into preterm labor. The father, at the time, was in the process of going to jail. Once Kevin was settled in our home, a few months went by with…
FOSTER CARE AND THE EFFECTS ON CHILDREN Foster care is care provided for children whose families are temporarily unable to care for them (Merck Manuals, 2007). This definition to me seems to simple cause of the fact that a lot of children that go into the foster care system are there longer than they should be. Knowing a few people who have been in the foster care system, they seem to make it really difficult for the biological parents to get the children back even after fulfilling the requirements…
medical care, and housing. However, social services are mostly aimed for the welfare of helpless children who need a new home for a certain amount of time until the parent is able to take custody again. Sadly, social services are not doing their jobs correctly; plenty of children are abused or even killed under the supervision of social service. What is the point of having social services if the children who got out of a horrible home to entire another abusive home? In most cases, foster parents…
mental illnesses. This is one of the main reasons why I want to further my knowledge of mental health illnesses occurring in foster care children to try and find a solution to the problem. My research is solely based on today’s society there are a large amount of individuals that have mental health issues. How can one find the cause of mental health implications in foster care to keep it from occurring in the future? This is important because it will help these children live a better live without having…
This research paper contains information regarding the challenges and issues within foster care. This research will be presented in qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, meta-analysis and literature review. Foster care is when a child has been removed, through no fault of his or her own, from their home and family due to concerns for their safety. The child may have been abandoned, abused or neglected and is in need of a temporary home placement. Whenever possible, they live with relatives or…
to be there to take care of you, give you love and all the attention you need. But when the parents have an addiction living with them is not healthy for the child. Taking a child away from an unhealthy living situation is often times the best for everyone. Foster parents are people who love children and are willing to make overnight life changes to provide a better future for children who are taken out of their homes. As a judge I would rule to keep the child with the foster parents. There are many…
The Foster Care System The foster care system is a temporary arrangement where adults provide care for children whose parents can no longer care for them (National Adoption Center, 2016). There are two issues with the foster care system. One issue is that children are being placed into foster homes that are unsuitable. This causes many problems amongst the children’s well-being. Some foster children are being placed into homes that house abusive behavior by the adults or children that already inhabit…