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Some private foster care providers in Calif. do more harm than good
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Dec 18, 2013
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Some private foster care providers in Calif. do more harm than good
Private agencies currently provide care for 15,000 children across California. Kids living in this private foster care system are much more likely to face physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
The L.A. County board of Supervisors is severing ties with United Care foster agency
An LA Times report shows that kids in private foster care homes are a third more likely to suffer from abuse.
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Private agencies currently provide care for 15,000 children across California. Kids living in this private foster care system are much more likely to face physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

Private agencies currently provide care for 15,000 children across California. Kids living in this private foster care system are much more likely to face physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

LA Times reporter Garrett Therolf joins the show with more