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An uninsurable and unavailable foster care system: How did we get here?
This article examines the rapidly unfolding liability insurance crisis threatening the U.S. foster care system, where nearly 400,000 vulnerable children are at risk.
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In the U.S., there are nearly 400,000 foster children in state custody — mostly as a result of abuse or neglect by their caregivers. A rapidly unfolding liability insurance disaster is plaguing the already overstretched child welfare system and putting these children at risk.
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An Uninsurable and Unavailable Foster Care System: How Lawsuits, Regulations, Social Inflation, and Policy Failures Are Making the Most Vulnerable Children Uninsurable at American Enterprise Institute.
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