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Jenifer Jarriel Texas lawmakers rest of us can help foster kids
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By Jenifer Jarriel
This is a pivotal moment for the thousands of Texas children who are in the foster care system. Our state is grappling with seemingly insurmountable challenges ranging from a shortage of placements for certain children to the need for additional funding – leading to headlines across the state highlighting the number of kids who are sleeping in state office buildings.
Nobody wants children who have already endured profound disruptions in their lives to be sleeping in state office buildings. Ensuring that the right homes are available for the right child at the right time, however, is complex. The trauma that children have experienced often leads to behaviors that require specialized services services that not just any child-care professional or well-meaning family can provide.