Publication: State Accountability for Abuse in Foster Care
“…if a state cannot be held accountable for failing to prevent foreseeable harm to children, then what incentives do child welfare agencies have to provide diligent care to children who have been forcibly removed from their families and placed in the legal custody of the state?”
In her article for NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice’s State Court Report, Clinical Associate Professor and Wilbanks CEASE Clinic Director Emma Hetherington discusses government immunity and its impact on survivors seeking justice for abuses they suffered in state care. The article, titled “State Accountability for Abuse in Foster Care”, was published on 9/5/24.
Read the full article here:
https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/state-accountability-abuse-foster-care