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When foster families face impossible placement decisions

CPS wants to place three siblings with us but we only have room for two and I cannot bear the thought of separating them but also cannot handle three

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Foster care often forces families to choose between their capacity and a child's needs, with no good answers.

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