crossroads. The current Welfare State system has proven to be unsustainable. Of the twenty countries with the highest amount of external debt‚ eighteen of them are Western nations; if you measure debt on a per capita basis‚ this number increases to nineteen. Yet governments continue to promise more benefits to citizens and citizens are growing ever more accustomed to receiving benefits from the governments. On top of this‚ the current “pay-as-you-go” system of the working paying for the pensions
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The Effects of Foster Care Placement on Young Children’s Mental Health Beth Troutman‚ Ph.D.‚ Susan Ryan‚ M.A.‚ and Michelle Cardi‚ M.A. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Introduction Young children are more likely than older children to be placed in foster care and to spend a larger proportion of their life in the foster care system (Goerge & Wulczyn‚ 1998). In a recent review of foster care in several states‚ the incidence of placement in foster care for children under age 5 was double
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by their own government. Our healthcare system is not only extremely expensive‚ but almost useless‚ and our educational system doesn’t get our kids anywhere. As great as America may seem‚ our educational system is flawed and our healthcare system is getting us nowhere. Our educational system in America is highly inefficient. It focuses more on standardized testing than it does on helping the students understand the curriculum. I have seen teachers that care more about their paycheck than the well-being
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Survival: Exploring Strengths of Homeless Street Youth.Child & Youth Care Forum‚ 36(1)‚ 25-42.doi:10.1007/s10566-006-9029-4 Chelimsky‚ Eleanor Coates‚ J.‚ &Mckenzie-Mohr‚ S. (2010).Out of the frying pan‚ into the fire: Trauma in the Lives of Homeless Youth Prior to and During Homelessness.Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare‚ 37(4)‚ 65-96. Dworsky‚ A.‚ & Courtney‚ M. E. (2009).Homelessness and the transition from foster care to Adulthood.Child Welfare‚ 88(4)‚ 23-56. Fowler‚ P. J.‚ Toro‚ P
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outside the financial reach and even heath care is viewed as a paid for privilege. So without nourishing food‚ proper education and a way to keep one healthy how could they possible be given an equal chance at life to succeed? The answer is simple and unfortunate‚ their odds of succeeding in life are more difficult to reach which will continue the cycle of poverty‚ illness and the crimes that are related. In order to truly make the American education system equal the schools with a lower graduation
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Foster Care What is foster care and why would kids be placed in it? Foster Care is where minors are placed in a temporary home with a foster parent or parents. The placement is run through the government or a social service agency. “Most kids go into foster care or go to a foster family because his or her mom or dad has a problem with drugs or alcohol.” (“Foster Care”).“Other children are removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect and placed in Foster Care.” (“The Future of Children”). People
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controversy in college football since it was created in 1998. This system was set in order for the top two BCS college football teams to meet in the national championship and there are 8 other teams that play in four other BCS bowl games. There was much debate for several years whether there should be a playoff system‚ which will allow many teams to qualify for the National championship‚ as opposed to just two teams. Now that the playoff system has been established the question arises regarding the overall
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knowledge? The American Education System is not as terrible as those in many under developing countries‚ but there sure is a lot of room for improvement. The education system is flawed due to teacher tenure and a weak curriculum. This nation should not indulge the impeding liabilities that chain down the success of students. First and foremost‚ teacher tenure needs to be eliminated. A significant facet to consider when listing underlying problems in the education system is the educators.
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Foster Care Youth and School Performance The issue under review is the academic under-performance of foster care youth and the possible interventions that are available to improve school performance of foster care youth. Foster care youth are not only at risk of academic failure- they are in fact performing far behind their normative peers (Zetlin & Weinberg‚ 2003). Foster care youth are faced with many risk factors and a lack of protective factors that lead to their lower school performance
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Many people are misinformed when it comes to foster care and its issues and successes. To be able to understand foster care one must be able to understand the process. It begins with the child’s biological parents. A child can be withdrawn for abuse or neglect‚ or the child can have a minor misdemeanor(s) against them and can be placed in foster care rather than juvenile detention. A call by the Child Welfare Services is then made to the foster families in the counties and surrounding counties. Then
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