Indiana

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16,639 Children 0-17 in foster care

7% Youth who are not with a family (in group/institution)

16 Average length of stay for children in FC (months)

799 Number of children at risk for aging out

49% Youth with 1 placement

25% Youth with 2 placements

11% Youth with 3 placements

14% Youth with 4 or more placements

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Summary of Indiana P.L. 210-2019, SB 1

published: Nov 15, 2019

author: CHAMPS

topics: foster parenting

type: Fact Sheet

state: Indiana

Indiana Senate Bill 1, signed into law by Governor Eric Holcomb on May 5, 2019, made significant changes to laws affecting foster care, kinship care and Child in Need of Services (CHINS) court proceedings. The Indiana General Assembly enacted the…

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Group supports area foster parents (Indiana)

published: Feb 14, 2018

author: CHAMPS

topics: Child well-being, Foster parent support

type: News Article

state: Indiana

See this local announcement by WCINews about a foster parent network in Indiana that is gathering to provide peer-to-peer support and to facilitate a greater understanding of the challenges children in foster care face so that they can be better…

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DCS update: Hoosier children in foster care more than doubled in 5 years (Indiana)

published: Feb 1, 2018

author: CHAMPS

topics: Oversight

type: News Article

state: Indiana

See this article in the Indianapolis Star about findings from a new report on the state's child welfare system.  The report found that the number of children in Indiana's welfare system more than doubled over five years to 16,834 in…

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Foster Parent legislation passes Indiana Senate

published: Jan 26, 2018

author: CHAMPS

topics: Foster parent feedback, Foster parent support

type: News Article

state: Indiana

See this article about the developments of the pending foster parent bill of rights in Indiana.

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Indiana families push for ‘foster parent bill of rights’

published: Jan 8, 2018

author: CHAMPS

topics: Foster parent feedback

type: News Article

state: Indiana

Senator Jon Ford, R-Terre Haute, authored Senate Bill 233, a bill to require the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) to create a committee of foster parents, child-placing agencies and other experts to write the bill of rights. Foster parents…

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CHAMPS is an exciting new policy campaign with dozens of partner organizations working together to highlight the vital importance of foster parents to the health and well-being of children in foster care. Check out what’s going on nationally and in the states.

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