News Report | January 15, 2017
Foster Care Entries Due To Parental Substance Abuse Rise 19% Since 2009
The proportion of U.S. children entering foster care due to parental alcohol or drug use increased by about 19% between 2009 and 2015. In 2009, parental substance use was a factor in foster care entry for 29.4% of the 255,418 children who entered care that year. The proportion rose each year, reaching a high in 2014, when parental substance use was a factor in 35.1% of the 264,746 entries into foster care that year. In 2015, parental substance use was a factor in 32% of the 269,509 foster care entries.
These findings were reported . . .