Years ago, group homes were called orphanages, the name has changed but the meaning remains the same. A place where kids go to live because they have no place to go. One out of seven child will be place in a group home or foster care before they are 18 years of age.
Key findings from “Keeping Kids in Families” include:
- In Ohio, 40 percent of teenagers in child welfare systems were placed in group settings in 2017, compared to 31 percent in 2007. Nationally, 34 percent of teenagers were placed in group settings in 2017.
- Non-Hispanic black children in Ohio are more likely to be placed in group homes: 16 percent of non-Hispanic black children compared to 13 percent of non-Hispanic white children. These rates are similar to those 10 years ago and align with national trends.
- In Ohio, 85 percent of children in foster care were placed with families in 2017, similar to 84 percent in 2007. Nationally, 87 percent of children in were placed with families in 2017, compared to 81 percent in 2007.
- The percentage of Ohio children in foster care placed with a relative increased from 15 percent in 2007 to 21 percent in 2017.