View From The Bench: Obstacles to Safety & Permanency for Children in Foster Care

July 2004 View From The Bench: Obstacles to Safety & Permanency for Children in Foster Care Overloaded court dockets, a chronic shortage of available services for families and poorly prepared caseworkers are significant barriers to finding safe, permanent homes for children in foster care, according to a survey of more than 2,200 U.S. judges who hear child abuse and neglect cases. The mail-in survey was sponsored by Fostering Results in partnership with the National Center for State Courts and the National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges. The survey was conducted in March and April of . . .