Seanad debates
Thursday, 8 May 2003
National Standards for Foster Care: Statements.
Senator Feighan also mentioned the need to shift from residential to foster placements. I agree with him. As the Senator is aware, foster care placements may not always meet the specific needs of a child, so there must be a broad spectrum of services from family support services to foster care placement to residential placements to youth advocacy programmes where there is a mentor-based approach in the community.
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