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Mental Health Problems in Foster Care Children
www.ahrq.govfoster children who have mental health problems. The use of psychotropic medicines to treat children with mental health problems is an important issue facing parents, caregivers, and doctors. Because of the emotional and mental stress that foster children often experience, it is an especially important issue for foster parents. The “best ...
What we know about the effects of foster care
www.irp.wisc.edua dozen foster children live under the continuous supervi- sion of a parental figure), or in an institution. ... it is in the best interests of children to live with their ... care stands in the way of reunification or adoption has
The impact of foster care on development
cca-ct.orgThe first large-scale studies of the mental health issues of foster children in the United States reported frequent diagnoses of anxiety and0or depression among those in foster care ~Shah,1974;Swire&Kavaler,1977!.Fanshel and colleagues ~Fanshel, Finch, & Grundy, 1989; Fanshel & Shin, 1978! conducted the first longitudinal investigation of behavior