Results 81 to 90 of about 1,481,212 (294)

Editorial: Foster Care and Development

Social Work and Society, 2017
Foster Care Research in Europe is extremely diverse. Traditionally, it has been strongly informed by psychology, especially attachment theory, as well as by therapeutic initiatives and psychopathology.
Daniela Reimer, Dirk Schäfer, Judith Pierlings, Klaus Wolf   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Foster Care on the Market: Swedish Independent Foster Care Agencies in an International Context

Social Inclusion
In recent decades, a new type of organisation—independent foster care agencies (IFAs)—has emerged in Sweden and other countries. These organisations operate outside the public sector, marking a significant shift in how foster care is provided.
Evelina Fridell Lif, Tommy Lundström, David Pålsson, Marie Sallnäs, Emelie Shanks   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Employment Needs of Foster Youth in Illinois: Findings from the Midwest Study [PDF]

, 2010
Far too many of the young people who age out of foster care in Illinois fare poorly in the labor market during their transition to adulthood. Since the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program was created in 1999, it has been providing states with
Amy Dworsky, Judy Havlicek
core  

The Herts and Minds study: feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of Mentalizationbased Treatment versus usual care to support the wellbeing of children in foster care [PDF]

, 2019
© The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in ...
Besser, SJ, Byford, S, Fearon, P, Midgley, N, Wellsted, D, Wyatt, S   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Relationship Between Neurologic Symptoms and Signs and FMR1 Genotype in Premutation Carriers

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Fragile X‐associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) is the most severe late‐onset condition caused by a premutation in the FMR1 gene, characterized by expanded CGG triplet repeats of 55–200. Clinical presentations of FXTAS, including gait ataxia, kinetic tremor, cognitive decline, and rare Parkinsonism, are linked to ...
Flora Tassone, Freddy Chafota, Miguel E. Rentería, Randi J. Hagerman, Ellery Santos, Anna Atkinson, Nicholas G. Martin, Elsdon Storey, Danuta Z. Loesch   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term foster care: different needs, different outcomes [PDF]

, 2011
This brief examines where foster children are living four years after removal from their homes and the characteristics of these children and their placements. Understanding whether child characteristics such as age or emotional or behavioral problems are
Mattingly, Marybeth J., Walsh, Wendy A.
core   +1 more source

GAD65 Antibody ELISA With Extended Reportable Range: Validation and Guidance for Neurological Practice

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To (1) validate GAD65‐ELISA detection and quantification for type 1 diabetes mellitus and autoimmune neurological diagnoses, (2) correlate ELISA results (reference range < 5 IU/mL) with established radioimmunoprecipitation assay (RIA; ≤ 0.02 nmol/L), and (3) define ELISA clinical utility and pitfalls.
Andrew McKeon, Dana Olofson, Diana Anissian, Divyanshu Dubey, Eoin P. Flanagan, Max C. Herman, Sarosh R. Irani, Daniel H. Lachance, Maria A. Willrich, Sean Pittock, John R. Mills, Anastasia Zekeridou   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining universal access to acute hospital care in Ireland during the first three months of COVID-19: Lessons from the policy process [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

HRB Open Research
Background The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Irish state to address unprecedented challenges by prioritising public health and equitable access to care.
Sarah Parker, Luisne Mac Conghail, Sara Burke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Call to Action: An Integrated Approach to Youth Permanency and Preparation for Adulthood [PDF]

, 2005
Addresses the unique needs of adolescents in foster care, and highlights efforts to ensure that youth in the foster system benefit from the most strategic preparation and supports for entering ...
Jim Brown, Lauren Frey, Sarah Greenblatt
core  

Advancing Age Modulates Associations Between Cognitive Impairment and Brain Volumes in Early MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), but manifestations following the first demyelinating event are relatively unexplored. We investigated cross‐sectional associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–derived brain volumes and the presence of cognitive impairment outcomes five years after the first ...
Piriyankan Ananthavarathan, Marco Pitteri, Michael Foster, Sara Collorone, Sara Salama, Elisa Colato, Ferran Prados, Baris Kanber, Marios Yiannakas, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler‐Kingshott, Indran Davagnanam, Frederik Barkhof, Declan Chard, Olga Ciccarelli, Ahmed Toosy   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source