Across the United States, the opioid epidemic isn’t just affecting addicts. It’s hurting their children. Abused and neglected children are going into an increasingly beleaguered Court and foster care system. In Indiana the demand for Court Advocates and foster homes can’t keep up with the numbers of kids needing advocates and placements.

Across the United States, the opioid epidemic isn’t just affecting addicts. It’s hurting their children, who are going into an increasingly beleaguered foster care system. Demand for foster homes can’t keep up with the numbers of kids needing children placements. According to Indiana is particularly feeling the burden in its foster-care system due to the drug epidemic in the state. Source: © Toru Hanai / Reuters