A resolution ensuring that the adoption and foster care system in the United States is child-centered and compassionate and that young people aging out of foster care are provided with adequate support and resources to transition successfully to independent adulthood.

This Senate resolution states the Senate's position on the adoption and foster care system in the United States. It affirms that compassion, transparency, ethics, and accountability should guide the system and that the child's safety and well-being should be the main consideration in decisions. It encourages federal, state, and local governments to support family reunification when safe, provide training and support for caregivers, and improve oversight to prevent abuse and reduce placement changes. It also recognizes that youth aging out of foster care may need help with education, jobs, housing, and mental health, and it honors foster and adoptive parents and child welfare workers. The resolution does not create new laws or funding.

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Sponsors

• Jon Husted Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors