Report Details Serious Structural Problems in Kentucky's Foster Care System

Kentucky housed children in unsafe settings, with little oversight, auditor finds

Republican Auditor Allison Ball released a report Monday investigating hundreds of cases in which the state housed children in unusual settings she said were often unsafe with little oversight.

Report details serious structural problems in Kentucky's foster care system

The report says non-traditional placements, typically used for emergencies, are used extensively and leave children at risk for neglect and abuse.

Auditor Ball: CHFS is failing Kentucky foster kids with ‘nontraditional placements’; Beshear’s office denounces report as ‘deceitful’

Kentucky’s foster care system is under fire after a new report says hundreds of children have been left to sleep in state office buildings, hotels and even state parks

Audit shows Kentucky foster children sleeping in offices, parks

State audit finds children in foster care housed in offices and parks, raising risks of abuse and trafficking. Advocates urge reform in Kentucky’s child welfare.

Audit finds Kentucky foster children kept in state offices, hotels and other unlicensed sites

Ball called the findings “heartbreaking” and said the cabinet is “failing foster children across Kentucky,” according to the release.

304 kids, 1,577 days: Searing audit examines children housed at KY offices

An audit found more than 300 kids in the foster system were housed in KY offices, state parks and other nontraditional locations over nearly 2 years.