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We explore why Harris County’s bucking the national trend in foster care. We hear from Debra Page of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Ashley Harris from the advocacy group Texans Care for Children, and DeJuana Jernigan from DePelchin Children’s Center.
We also hear about foster care in Texas from the point of view of an adult who aged out of the system and now advocates for kids within it. And we hear about changes in that system designed to address instances of abuse and neglect.
MORE:
Report: Texas CPS is Failing to Protect the State's Most Vulnerable Children (Houston Matters, Jan. 20, 2015)
Foster Home Shortage in Houston (Houston Matters, Sept. 20, 2013)
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