When children are removed from their parents due to abuse or neglect, they are temporarily placed in foster care to ensure their safety. It is a temporary, physically and psychologically safe environment for children who have experienced neglect or physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.
Children in foster care live with their relatives, foster parents, or – if neither of these is available – in group facilities. With education and support for the birth parents, more than half of children who go into foster care return to their birth families.