This statistic shows the percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by use of post-adoption services. As of 2011, 27 percent of adopted children required mental health care that was not covered in the adoption agreement. An adoption agreement is defined as an agreement made before the finalization of the adoption that may include monthly maintenance payments from the agency, medical coverage, and other services such as therapy.
Percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by use of post-adoption services
* The numbers reporting use of residential treatment that was covered and not covered were too small to yield reliable percentage estimates. An adoption agreement is defined as an agreement made before the finalization of the adoption that may include monthly maintenance payments from the agency, medical coverage, and other services such as therapy.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (May 31, 2011). Percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by use of post-adoption services [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255784/percentage-of-us-children-adopted-from-foster-care-by-use-of-post-adoption-services/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by use of post-adoption services." Chart. May 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255784/percentage-of-us-children-adopted-from-foster-care-by-use-of-post-adoption-services/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2011). Percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by use of post-adoption services. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255784/percentage-of-us-children-adopted-from-foster-care-by-use-of-post-adoption-services/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Children Adopted from Foster Care in The United States in 2011, by Use of Post-adoption Services." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255784/percentage-of-us-children-adopted-from-foster-care-by-use-of-post-adoption-services/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by use of post-adoption services Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255784/percentage-of-us-children-adopted-from-foster-care-by-use-of-post-adoption-services/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by use of post-adoption services [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, May 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255784/percentage-of-us-children-adopted-from-foster-care-by-use-of-post-adoption-services/
