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  1. Administration for Children & Families. (n.d.). Record Number of Adoptions and Reduced Number of Children in Foster Care in New "AFCARS" Data Release. Retrieved in March 2022.  
  2. Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth, Mental Health Among Children in Foster Care in March 2022.
  3. COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 may be atypical compared to prior years. The pandemic may impact the predicted future workforce outcomes indicated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as well. Accordingly, data shown is based on 2019, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Social Workers, retrieved in March 2022.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Grand Canyon University. Any sources cited were accurate as of the publish date.

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