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153 the only sign of success, these statistics certainly are disturbing. In America’s current economic state, jobs are scarce. With little to no higher education, finding a suitable workplace is practically impossible. Foster care is a prominent part of modern society; it is so prominent that the US government has established many rules, regulations, and processes pertaining to it. With the number of currently fostered children increasing each year, it is apparent that there will always be a need for such a system. Foster care, as a whole, is difficult to label. It is easy to point out and focus on either positives or negatives. Foster care has helped and continues to help many people. Most likely, it has saved lives. On the other hand, foster care has given and continues to give many children psychological disorders or assisted in the worsening of previously established psychological disorders in an abundance of other children. Some previously fostered adults achieve great successes. Many others are either homeless or in jail. The outcomes of the lives of foster children are truly all over the board. Works Cited Combs, Anna. Phone interview. February 10. Courtney, Mark, Amy Dworsky, Gretchen Cusick, Judy Havlicek, Alfred Perez, and Tom Keller. “Child Welfare Outcomes 2008–2011: Report to Congress.” Home. Chapin Hall, Dec. 2007. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. “Child Maltreatment 2012.” Reports. Child Welfare Information Gateway, 17 Dec. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. Chittom, Lynn-noreWagner, Geraldine. “Foster Children Programs: An Overview.” Points Of View: Foster Children Programs (2013): 1. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 9 Feb. 2014. Courtney, Mark, Robert J. Flynn, and Joël Beaupré. “Overview Of Out Of Home Care In The USAAnd Canada.” Psychosocial Intervention / Intervencion Psicosocial 22.3 (2013): 163-173.Academic SearchComplete.Web. 9Feb. 2014. Cunningham, Scott, and Keith Finlay. “Parental Substance Use And Foster Care: Evidence From Two Methamphetamine Supply Shocks.” Economic Inquiry 51.1 (2013): 764-782. Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.