National Overview Of State-Level Challenges & Efforts To Minimize Or Eliminate Temporary Emergency Placements In Foster Care

On July 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a national overview of state-level challenges and efforts to minimize or eliminate temporary emergency placements in foster care. The goal was to provide Federal, State, and local decision makers with summarized data, drawn from a questionnaire and followup questions, regarding States’ efforts to minimize or eliminate the use of temporary emergency placements that might not be safe or best meet the children’s needs . . .