title: A forum for foster children.
abstract: As part of a joint conference, foster children from five to 20 years of age attended a group session to explore their thoughts and feelings about foster care. The professional leaders reported their observations to a subsequent meeting of foster parents and caseworkers. The comments and behaviors of the children at this meeting were both illuminating and moving. Foster children must be heard.
authors.affiliation: National Foster Care Projects, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: McFadden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012650:Self Disclosure