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21 <br /> Slide #9 <br /> Foster Home Licensing <br /> .1 • 52 licensed foster families <br /> Monthly average of 58 Incensed <br /> Foster p foster families in 2022 <br /> Crystal Mitchell said there is a 10-week curriculum required to become a licensed foster <br /> family. She said they are always recruiting foster families. <br /> Slide #10 <br /> Adoption <br /> Method provided by law to establish <br /> legal relationship of parent and child proteotion.. <br /> between persons who are not related �'--!;�µ:muldetwoha tufts <br /> multielai ra3=..P <br /> by birth with the same mutual rights 0 <br /> that exist between children and their ~, <br /> t� actin <br /> birth parent. <br /> i�� <br /> • Average of seven cases open each ,�� liCfin,---'' <br /> month '" li4Tsi#yr! <br /> • Nine adoptions were completed in W.i <br /> 2022 <br /> Commissioner Richards asked how long it takes for an adoption to be final. <br /> Crystal Mitchell said it can be anywhere from 6 months to a year. She said that it can be <br /> 12 months or longer if there are appeals due to delay to receive an appellate decision. She said <br /> there are sometimes children with complex behavioral health needs that may need particular <br /> supports in an adoptive home. <br /> Commissioner Richards said she is an adoptive parent and understands the complications <br /> that go along with the process. She asked what age range there are for foster adoptions. <br /> Crystal Mitchell said from birth to age 18. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if DSS works with private agencies. <br /> Crystal Mitchell said they do work with private agencies for placement. <br />