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A Life Course Study on Traumatic Brain Injury and Physical and Emotional Trauma in Foster Children [PDF]

open access: yesNeurotrauma Reports, 2021
Foster children are exposed to high levels of abuse, violence, and other adverse events throughout their childhood and adolescent years. Forms of brain injury, notably traumatic brain injury (TBI), are understudied in the foster child population.
Michael D. Cusimano   +5 more
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Normalization of Aggressiveness and Anxiety of Foster Children of Adolescent Age Through the Method of Fairy-Tale Therapy [PDF]

open access: yesКлиническая и специальная психология, 2020
The article presents the results of an empirical study of reducing the level of aggressiveness and anxiety in foster adolescents by fairy-tale therapy.
Stsishanok I.V.
doaj   +1 more source

Combinatorial efficacy of entospletinib and chemotherapy in patient-derived xenograft models of infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia

open access: yesHaematologica, 2020
Survival of infants with KMT2A-rearranged (R) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remains dismal despite intensive chemotherapy. We observed constitutive phosphorylation of spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) and associated signaling proteins in infant ALL ...
Joseph P. Loftus   +8 more
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Associations between Traumatic Brain Injury, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Use, Adverse Childhood Events, and Aggression Levels in Individuals with Foster Care History

open access: yesNeurotrauma Reports, 2020
Nearly 50,000 Canadian children live in foster care. Compared with their peers, foster children experience greater independence and decreased guidance, predisposing them to harmful exposures such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), illicit drugs, and ...
Michael D. Cusimano   +4 more
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IS FOSTER CARE THE SAFE PLACE WE BELIEVE IT TO BE? IF NOT, WHY NOT?

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2021
Foster care is an important part of the child protection system; however, it seems that some foster children are not protected – they are abused and neglected.
Rankwe Reuben Masha, Petro Botha
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The attitude of adolescent biological children to foster or adopted children

open access: yesПсихология и Психотерапия Семьи, 2020
The paper presents the results of a study, revealing the peculiarities of the attitude of biological adolescents from a foster/adoptive families to foster/adopted children in comparison with (to) adolescents who have no experience of living together with
Alexandra Samoilovskaya   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Academic Functioning of Gifted Students in Foster Care

open access: yesJournal of Modern Science, 2023
Objectives This research examines the academic functioning of gifted children in foster care in Eastern Poland. Material and methods The research was carried out in two phases from April to December 2018.
Marzena Ruszkowska   +1 more
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Socio-Perceptual Features of the Image of a Foster Child in Foster Parents with Different Forms of Guardianship

open access: yesСоциальная психология и общество, 2021
The objective. The purpose of the empirical study presented was the study of social perception and the identification of structurally-substantive features of the mental image of the adopted child in foster parents. Background.
Aldasheva A.A.   +2 more
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Predicting no-shows in paediatric orthopaedic clinics

open access: yesBMJ Health & Care Informatics, 2020
Background Clinic ‘no shows’ (NS) can be a burden on the healthcare system, and efforts to minimise them can reduce lost revenue and improve patient care.
Joey A Robaina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kinship foster care: psychosocial profile of families and foster children

open access: yesRevista Sobre la Infancia y la Adolescencia, 2021
Extended family foster care family is the most frequent protective measure for minors in Spain. The objectives of the present study are to analyze the family profile according to different dimensions, knowing the state of psychosocial health care of ...
Elena Martínez Miguel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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