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In Minnesota, a significant number of teens are voluntarily handed over by parents who say they cannot manage their behaviors at home due to severe mental health conditions. Photo by Adobe Stock.

New York lawmakers have passed a bill that would end a common practice widely despised among foster youth: moving between homes with their possessions dumped in a garbage bag.