Behavioral Problems Likely In 52% Of Children In Foster Care & 79% Of Children In Residential Programs

About 52% of children in foster care, and about 79% of children in a group home or residential program, between the ages of 2 and 20, are at risk of a behavioral or emotional problem. Rates were lower among children in-home (29.4%), in informal kin care (35.3%), and in formal kin care (43.4%). About 45% of children in group homes or residential programs had inpatient behavioral health services in the past year, compared to 2.1% of children in foster care, 3.7% in informal kin care, 3.9% in formal kin care, and 3.1 . . .