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- Currently there are over 18,000 children and teens in Los Angeles County’s foster care system.
- 48% are 0 – 5 years old.
- 36% have been in foster care for 3 years or longer.
- 1 in 4 exhibit symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder such as, nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance, intense efforts to avoid people and places associated with the trauma, irritability, poor concentration, and depression.
- Foster youth leaving or “aging out” of the foster care system experience additional challenges to leading fulfilling, productive lives:
- 25% experience homelessness
- 33% are incarcerated
- 50% are unemployed
- 33% receive public assistance
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