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Experts and Former Foster Youth Call for Better Outreach on Foster Youth Bill of Rights
Summary
Los Angeles County ombudsperson Michelle Lucarelli Beltran and several former foster youth said on the Talk to Me podcast that many young people in care still do not learn about the Foster Youth Bill of Rights and urged stronger education and enforcement.
Los Angeles County ombudsperson Michelle Lucarelli Beltran and several former foster youth said on the Talk to Me podcast that many young people in care still do not learn about the Foster Youth Bill of Rights and urged stronger education and enforcement.
The Foster Youth Bill of Rights, first enacted in 2001 and currently codified in California law, lists 41 rights across 14 categories intended to protect young people in foster care. "The Foster Youth Bill of Rights is in the Welfare and Institutions Code," Lucarelli Beltran said, adding that social workers and probation officers are required by law to provide and discuss the rights at placement, replacement and at least every six months.
Why it matters: Guests described recurring, concrete gaps between the law and practice. Former foster youth recounted being routinely moved between schools, not learning they could remain at a school of origin, being searched without explanation…
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