Utah

Facts & Data

2,516 Children 0-17 in foster care

12% Youth who are not with a family (in group/institution)

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

489 Number of children at risk for aging out

27% Youth with 1 placement

28% Youth with 2 placements

14% Youth with 3 placements

30% Youth with 4 or more placements

Contact

Contact

• Web dcfs.utah.gov/

Find

Filters

Keyword

State

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Policy Topics

Access to health care Adoption Birth & foster parent partnership Caseworker support Child health Child well-being COVID-19 Decision making Education Family First Act Family permanence Financial support foster care caseload Foster Parent Bill of Rights Foster parent feedback Foster parent licensing Foster parent support foster parenting Kinship care National Foster Parent Day National Foster Parent Month Opiods Oversight Permanence Prevention Quality Parenting Initiative Recruitment Respite care Retention Stability Training Visitation Youth transition to adulthood Youth voice

Types

News Articles Reports Videos Blog Posts Photos Social Media Images Fact Sheets Web Resources Practice Guides Presentations

Year

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

Author

Brad Hansen CHAMPS Crystal Charles Marci

Submit Reset Filters

Results

Most Recent Alphabetical Grouped by Type Relevance to State

Discover Foster Parenting: a New Resource for Prospective Foster Parents

published: Jan 14, 2021

author: CHAMPS

topics: Foster parent licensing, foster parenting, Recruitment

type: Web Resource

state: National

We are excited to share an outstanding new resource for prospective foster families. This new website, Discover Foster Parenting, was created by FosterClub and features videos and stories from from young people with lived experience in foster care, families of…

Read More

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (enacted Dec 27, 2020) provides federal assistance for child welfare

published: Jan 14, 2021

author: CHAMPS

topics: COVID-19

type: Fact Sheet

state: National

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 contains federal assistance for child welfare services during the pandemic.  CHAMPS partner, the Children’s Defense Fund, prepared a  fact sheet detailing key child welfare provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

Read More

Ohio Enacts Foster Parent Training Legislation

published: Oct 20, 2020

author: CHAMPS

type: Blog Post

state: National

On October 20, Ohio Governor DeWine signed into law Ohio House Bill (HB) 8 upon unanimous approval from the General Assembly. The bipartisan legislation was sponsored by State Representatives Susan Manchester (R-Waynesfield) and Tavia Galonski (D-Akron). It takes effect in…

Read More

Analysis of State 2020-2024 Foster and Adoptive Parent Diligent Recruitment Plans

published: Jun 11, 2020

author: CHAMPS

topics: Foster parent licensing, Recruitment, Retention

type: Blog Post

state: National

June 2020 The CHAMPS campaign is pleased to share a new report, “Analysis of State 2020-2024 Foster and Adoptive Parent Diligent Recruitment Plans.”  For this report, CHAMPS reviewed and analyzed 42 diligent recruitment plans based on six “drivers” of effective…

Read More

Pandemic EBT program: what foster families and advocates should know

published: May 12, 2020

author: CHAMPS

topics: COVID-19

type: Blog Post

state: National

The P-EBT was passed by Congress to provide temporary food resources for all families with children who receive free or reduced lunch. A state can opt into the P-EBT program if schools have been closed for at least 5 consecutive days.…

Read More

Sign the Pledge

Sign the pledge to show your support for today’s amazing foster parents and the importance of quality foster parenting.

Go Now

See the Latest

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.

View More