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Oklahoma's foster care program continues to make improvements under federal monitoring, the latest in the area of mental health services
Within a year of being approved, nearly 40% of Oklahoma’s foster families close their homes to children in need of care. Only 8% of families are still caring for foster kids, or willing to do so ...
The need for foster families to help our children in state custody is still there. Failure to meet recruitment goals has Oklahoma children left waiting.
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is an agency of the government of Oklahoma.Under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services, Oklahoma Human Services is responsible for providing help to individuals and families in need through public assistance programs and managing services for seniors and people with disabilities.
In 2012 a settlement agreement was reached that required Oklahoma DHS to implement new standards of governing within the foster care system. Judge Gregory K. Frizzell approved the settlement. DHS is required to present good faith changes to a board of Co-neutrals appointed by the state and approved by the plaintiffs. [7]
In 2020, there were 407,493 children in foster care in the United States. [14] 45% were in non-relative foster homes, 34% were in relative foster homes, 6% in institutions, 4% in group homes, 4% on trial home visits (where the child returns home while under state supervision), 4% in pre-adoptive homes, 1% had run away, and 2% in supervised independent living. [14]