Maryland Department of Human Services Orders End to Placing Foster Children in Hotels
Local social services agencies have been directed by the Maryland Department of Human Services to end the practice of housing foster care children in hotels.
The directive, issued in an Oct. 22 memo, orders all local departments of social services to immediately stop facilitating stays in unlicensed settings for youth experiencing out-of-home care.
The announcement comes a month after the death of a 16-year-old girl who died of an apparent overdose while under state supervision in a Baltimore City hotel.
No additional information was provided.
Author's summary: Maryland ends foster children hotel placements.
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