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This KIDS COUNT policy report highlights the benefits of family care for children and the need to prioritize family settings for all children in the child welfare system in the United States. According to the report, one in seven children under the care of the US child welfare system is placed in a group setting despite a lack of any documentation of the child’s medical or behavioral need that would necessitate care in a group or residential setting. Furthermore, says the report, some children (particularly adolescents) are placed directly into group homes upon removal from the family and…