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Foster Care Services: Ideally, at-risk children should remain with their actual families whenever possible. Although foster care services offered by the state of Virginia make every effort to keep them together, it isn't always possible. Once it is determimed that a child must leave the family unit and go into foster care, a host of other services becomes available to them, which are designed to promote child safety and well being within a nurturing, family environment. Placement Services: This involves placing a child with a foster family, group home, residential children's facility or an independent living arrangement. Teaching Independent Living Skills: Services are designed to help foster kids ages 14 through 21 to develop the skills necessary to transition from foster care to self-sufficiency. Personal development skills such as self esteem, communication skills, decision making, conflict resolution and anger management are emphasized. Physical or Mental Health Treatment: This service often includes help with substance abuse, depression, socialization,ADHD, nutritional deficiency, pregnancy, and physical disabilities. Mentoring: *Providing good role models for parents; *Role modeling such as Big Brother/Big Sister programs; *Tutoring. Opportunity for a Permanent Living Situation: Involves fostering relationships between children and relatives or previous caregivers. For older youth leaving care this might include helping find an apartment or a roommate.

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