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Foster Care: Parental Drug Abuse Has Alarming Impact on Young Children

HEHS-94-89 Published: Apr 04, 1994. Publicly Released: Apr 25, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed foster care, focusing on the sizes and characteristics of the populations of young foster children in 1986 and 1991.

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Substance abuseSubstance abuseSubstance abuse treatmentstate relationsFoster childrenHealth care costsHealth care servicesMedicaidParentsPublic assistance programsWomen