Foster Care: State Efforts to Expedite Permanency Hearings and Placement Decisions
T-HEHS-97-76
Published: Feb 27, 1997. Publicly Released: Feb 27, 1997.
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GAO discussed: (1) state efforts to reduce the time frames within which hearings must be held to determine permanent placements for foster children; (2) state initiatives designed to expedite permanent placements for foster children and the effectiveness of these initiatives; and (3) key factors that facilitate changes in this part of the child welfare system.
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Child adoptionChild custodyFamiliesFoster childrenHearingsLegal rightsParentsPlanningState lawState programs