Each and every year, hundreds of thousands of children and adolescents across the United States are inducted in private and publicly-funded foster homes, safe houses, and orphanages (including “boys homes” and “girls homes”). These children are often removed from their current situation by a government agency and placed in a new home that is meant to provide safety, healing, and recovery.
Foster programs and orphanages are intended to provide safe havens for emotionally distressed children removed from dangerous environments. Unfortunately, too often these children are subjected to further trauma, neglect, and abuse by the very foster parents, surrogate care providers, or agencies responsible for facilitating a loving and safe environment.