The foster care system of the United States was first instituted in 1923. This means that the Foster Care system is 100 years old. Because of this, many would assume that there would have been updates, to ensure the welfare of the children. But that is not the case. The foster care system is one of the most rampant areas for child abuse and neglect, and it has gone overlooked for 100 years.
The history of foster care ranges back all the way to the Old Testament of the bible. It wasn’t a social issue until the 19 century when child labor was high and people wanted better rights. The concern for the welfare of children has gone through many rises and falls.
Statistics show that children are abused by 10% the way up to 30%. (Doak, 2011) While 30 is, in itself, not a big number, it is a big percentage. There are many times a day when child abuse goes unnoticed. And while most people assume
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Children can also interact with other children in foster care, which helps the emotional and social part of the brain. Children can also be placed in very good homes, where they are loved and shown what it is like to live in a normal family that loves and cares about them.
While one, nor a group of people cannot change the foster care system, people can research to educate themselves on ways to notice abuse, prevent abuse, and thenceforth educate and help others. Seeing and knowing is the first sign, yet it is one that goes unnoticed. America is the biggest sponsor of this idea. While many politicians talk of ‘the children are our future,’ nobody seems to act like it. Children are abused. Children are traumatized. Children are seen as a number, a statistic, rather than the name of what they are; Children. Children need to be children. Children need to fantasize and learn, not feel less than others. Children’s voices should be heard, like an angel on your shoulder, not as an