"While 61 percent of young people in foster care are children of color, children of color represent only 39 percent of children in the general population. Studies indicate that child abuse and neglect occur at about the same rate among all racial and ethnic groups, yet children of color are more likely to be removed from their homes and to stay in foster care longer. " - From the Article, "Foster Children Need Libraries"
Association for Library Service to Children, March 2006
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