A publication dedicated to making foster care and adoption in North Carolina the best they can be
by Sara DePasquale All children in the custody of a county child welfare agency (typically called a department of social services, or DSS) need medical care at some point. Yet when medical treatment is needed, questions often arise about who consents to the child’s care. As we will see in this article, state law helps answer these questions, but there
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by Erin Conner Recent legislation on the federal and state levels has focused on improving the way the child welfare system meets the needs of young people in foster care. Last year North Carolina also passed new laws to protect foster parents. This article reviews these important changes so you understand how they affect you and the young people in
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