MoeInVA
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I don’t want to argue either or derail the thread. But statistically it is a significant problem with great variability between states. The American Bar Association reports:I won't argue with you, but it's not the norm. Most states play well together. When you look at the sheer number of cases on which ICPC referrals are made every day, one or two examples do not constitute the norm. One or two examples can always be produced to contradict claims about anything from politics to the outcome of a turtle race, all that proves is that anomalies exist in everything.
“Federal law requires states to complete interstate home studies within 60 days, but this only occurs in about 45% of cases. Approximately 30% of home studies take longer than 90 days to complete.” Foster Kids in Limbo: The Effects of the Interstate Compact on Children in Foster Care
Both the personal case and the academic case example involved NY, but the stats clearly show broader delays of months in many ICPC cases in the US.
MOO: For families whose loved one has just been abandoned or removed from their home due to violence and abuse, every day is painful that the child you care about is in some institution or with strangers on top of the trauma they are already going through. Appreciate that our social workers are overloaded and underfunded. But the current delays are unacceptable JMO.