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Can we plan services for children in foster care? Or do we just have to cope with what comes through the door?

open access: yesSocial Work and Society, 2017
To what extent is it possible to plan ahead for children coming into care? How can we ensure that there are enough foster homes available for new entrants and that the range of facilities is sufficiently wide to meet all of their different needs?
Roger Bullock
doaj   +2 more sources

Managementul orientat spre rezultate în cercetarea de evaluare a serviciilor de plasament familial

open access: yesRevista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative, 2008
The article is based on the findings of international empirical research and emphasizes the importance of results-oriented management in the evaluation of foster care outcomes.
Nicoleta NEAMŢU
doaj  

Examining the Intersections of Family Risk, Foster Care, and Outcomes for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children

open access: yesSocial Sciences
Purpose: When individuals under the age of 18 are victimized by sex trafficking, it is termed commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in the United States.
Courtney Furlong, James Benjamin Hinnant
doaj   +1 more source

AN OUTCOME EVALUATION OF A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2012
The Child Care Act of South Africa (1983) requires children who are in children’s homes to leave these places of care once they reach 18 years of age.
James F Maposa, Joha Louw-Potgieter
doaj   +1 more source

Improving Information Sharing for Youth in Foster Care

open access: yesPediatrics, 2019
We describe the development of an information sharing system between the EHR and the child welfare database to improve health care delivery for children in custody.
Mary V. Greiner   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Connecting Youth and Adult Mental Health Services to Reduce Homelessness Among Emancipated Youth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Youth aging out of foster care may continue to need adult mental health services, but unfortunately, because the mental health system is disconnected, youth often fall through the ...

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Clinical Conditions Associated With a High Antinuclear Antibody Titer in Individuals Without Autoimmune Disease

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present at high titers in 2% of the general population, but their clinical significance in individuals without an autoimmune (AI) disease is not known. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a high ANA titer in non‐AI conditions is associated with disease.
Matthew Chung   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foster Carers’ Perspective on Financial Issues When Young People Leave Care

open access: yesSocial Inclusion
Foster care can be defined as a professional assignment that emphasises the importance of family‐like relationships. The paradox in foster care lies in the tension between the professional perspective, where remuneration is provided for the care given ...
Ingrid Höjer, Inger Oterholm
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yes, 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

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

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