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Coming into care
See also:
When is a child placed into care?
- When possible, children and youth should be at home with their parents, with the family problems being solved by the family, or with help when needed from the community.
- Sometimes the child
or youth are not safe at home, because of:
- abuse and neglect by their parents
- serious alcohol and drug abuse problems
- behaviour that places themselves or others at risk
- mental health issues that are too severe for the family to deal with in the home
- Different places to stay may include family members, friends or other safe places, including foster care.
What happens when a child is placed into care?
- Usually, when a child or youth cannot live at home and comes into care, a court process starts.
- A judge hears evidence from all sides and makes the final decision about where the child will stay.
- A child's or youth's input is important. They will be asked for what they think would be best for them, and what they want to have happen.
- While the child or youth is in care, they and the family try to solve the problems that made it unsafe for the child or youth to be at home.
- Sometimes parents
cannot make it safe and a child will not be able to go home for a long
time or may never be able to live at home.
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The
goal is for things to get better so
the child and youth can go back to live at home. |
Updated: June 13, 2008
