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Why are kids put into foster care? A majority of younger children are placed in foster care due to their parents having problems with substance abuse.(Ryan&Cardi)Some of the teens have been neglected, physically abused, or sexually abused.(Human Resources) The average number of months most kids are in foster care is from 11 to 42 months or 1 to 2 an a half years.(Ryan and Cardi) When teens turn 18, they are moved out of foster care. Over 30,000 teens are moved out of foster care and into the real world each year.(Fessler) Over 2.000 kids are put into foster care each year.(Child Welfare Information Gateway)