For more than 25 years, despite countless reforms, outcomes for America’s abandoned, abused, and neglected children in the foster care system have remained unchanged. Children in foster care face a devastating reality —poor educational attainment,1 staggering suicide rates, and an endless cycle of re-abuse and preventable deaths.
The legal protections for children in foster care are inadequate. The result is a broken system that strips children of their constitutional rights to justice, safety, and family—silencing them in life-altering cases where their futures hang in the balance.