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42 U.S. Code § 5111. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
(a) FindingsCongress finds that—
(1)
on the last day of fiscal year 2009, some 424,000 children were living in temporary foster family homes or other foster care settings;
(2)
most children in foster care are victims of child abuse or neglect by their biological parents and their entry into foster care brought them the additional trauma of separation from their homes and often their communities;
(3) on average, children entering foster care have more physical and mental health needs than do children in the general population, and some require intensive services because the children entering foster care—
(A)
were born to mothers who did not receive prenatal care;
(B)
were born with life-threatening conditions or disabilities;
(C)
were born addicted to alcohol or other drugs; or
(D)
have HIV/AIDS;
(4)
each year, thousands of children in foster care, regardless of their age, the size of the sibling group they are a part of, their racial or ethnic status, their medical condition, or any physical, mental or emotional disability they may have, are in need of placement with permanent, loving, adoptive families;