Statesman: Increase in Foster Child Deaths Prompts Safety Plan

1.http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/increase-in-foster-child-deaths-prompts-safety-pla/nbYXd/

2. Category of problem/issue identified in article: Safety of Children

3. Level of problem/issue:National

4. A potential policy that is being considered to help a problem/issue that individuals/families face.

5. Why this is important to individuals/families OR how does this affect individuals/families? 

This affects those individuals/families who are foster parents, foster children, or future foster parents/children. The regulations due to the number of child deaths will become more strict for the children's safety. 

6. What are your views on the issue/policy?

I agree with it. I've seen some foster families that are only in it for the money and they neglect and abuse their kids. My grandpa worked for CPS for several years so I heard a lot of stories. Something definitely needs to change because no child deserves to be abused or neglected especially if they already feel unloved to begin with. It's just really sad that a safety plan has to even be put in place. I think all the new regulations are necessary. They're mostly increasing unannounced visits and making foster parents attend mandatory safety trainings. I think the announced visits are great because foster kids can feel safer because the foster parents won't act up as much not knowing how frequent and when the case workers will show up. This is a great idea and I'm glad they have started to bring light to this unfortunate issue.