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| Criminal Records, Not Diplomas, A More Likely Outcome Of Colorado Foster Care |
| By kunc.org- Katie Kuntz |
| Published: 05/15/2015 |
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A Rocky Mountain PBS I-News analysis of data provided by the Colorado Department of Human Services revealed that only 28.7 percent of foster youth will graduate from high school on time, but at least 38 percent will have been incarcerated between ages 16 and 19. By age 19, foster youth who were never placed in a permanent home are more likely to have a criminal record than a high school diploma. Foster care outcomes are particularly bleak for Colorado minorities. According to CDHS statistics, blacks are four times more likely than whites to enter the child welfare system, and Hispanics are nearly three times more likely than whites to spend time in out of home care. "I was an 8-year-old kid," Alfredo Carrillo, a former foster youth said. "I thought I should be home with my mom, not having other people tell me when I can sleep, when I can eat." Read More. |
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