"AFCARS Report #28"(PDF). www.acf.hhs.gov. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Children's Bureau. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Child Maltreatment, 2004, Figure 3-2, HHS.govArchived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
As of March, 1998, four months after ASFA became law, there were 520,000 children in foster care, (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AFCARS Report #1. HHS.govArchived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine It took until September 30, 2005, for the number to fall to 513,000 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Trends in Foster Care and Adoption, HHS.gov
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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Child Maltreatment, 2004, Figure 3-2, HHS.govArchived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
As of March, 1998, four months after ASFA became law, there were 520,000 children in foster care, (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AFCARS Report #1. HHS.govArchived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine It took until September 30, 2005, for the number to fall to 513,000 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Trends in Foster Care and Adoption, HHS.gov