Opinion: Why 'Sesame Street' is smarter about foster care than your local child welfare agency (via latimesopinion)
When “Sesame Street” adds a character and a story line to its fabled neighborhood, people notice. In May, the show’s creators introduced Karli, a Muppet in foster care, and this month they revealed the reason for her situation: Her mom struggles with substance abuse., Elmo’s dad explains to him that “Karli’s mother has a disease called addiction. Addiction makes people feel like they need a grown-up drink called alcohol or another kind of drug to feel OK.
Last year, a record 440,000 children were in foster care in the U.S. “Neglect” is the most common reason for removing kids from their families, but it is a very vague category. And too many people assume that neglect means poverty.As a columnist for the Arizona Republic wrote: “[The Department of Child Safety] removes the most kids from high poverty ZIP codes. That’s no coincidence.
Unfortunately, specific data linking child welfare cause and effect are inconsistent and somewhat contradictory.
Without a consistent standard — and therefore better data — it’s hard to move public policy toward a real fix for the surge in foster care cases. A general improvement in “safety net” services won’t keep children from neglect and abuse if the true cause is parental drug use.
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