Mecklenburg County says it will take steps to ensure youth in foster care receive required 90-day reviews involving their parents, caregivers and others connected to their case.
The move comes after an advocacy group surveyed local foster parents and found the reviews were not happening consistently, if at all.
Under North Carolina guidelines, youth in foster care are supposed to receive permanency planning reviews — or PPRs — every 90 days. The meetings are designed to bring together parents, caregivers, social workers and others involved in a child’s case to evaluate progress toward a permanent home, whether through reunification, guardianship or adoption…