Children in foster care range in age from newborn infants to youth of 19 years and come from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. They come into care for many different reasons. These reasons rarely occur in isolation, and many children will have experienced more than one.
- Neglect
- Emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Child has support needs
- Family Violence
- Parents or Guardian Deceased
- Family is unable or unwilling to provide care