Changing the Odds of Foster Care - Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism

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Changing the Odds of Foster Care

26 Oct 2009

Elaine Korry

On any given day, 80,000 youngsters are in the state's care. Mostly low-income and minority, these children often struggle with mental or emotional problems. Two thirds of foster kids drop out of high school. As adults, many wind up homeless or in jail. Now, Los Angeles County is determined to change that pattern.

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