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Mental health of children and adolescents in foster care residential institutions in Northern Taiwan
Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 Objectives: Studies reposted that children and adolescents entering foster care systems are at risk of mental health conditions. In this study, we intended to describe the prevalence of mental illnesses as well as the characteristics of emotional and ...
Shin- Heng Shen +4 more
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AN ANALYSIS OF, AND DIFFERENT APPROACH TO, CHALLENGES IN FOSTER CARE PRACTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2013 Foster care is perceived to be the best and most widely applied form of alternative care for children besides their maternal home, because it most often occurs within the family context and is supposed to offer safety and protection to children.
Annelie Böning, Sandra Ferreira
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Improving the Health Care of Foster Children Throughout the US: Texas, a Case Example [PDF]
, 2019 Children who have been exposed to the foster care system comprise a high-risk, vulnerable, and potentially medically complex population that has both poor health and poor access to health care.
Agathis, Nickolas +2 more
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Supporting the emotional needs of young people in care: a qualitative study of foster carer perspectives [PDF]
, 2020 Young people who have been removed from their family home and placed in care have often experienced maltreatment and there is well-developed evidence of poor psychological outcomes.
Elliott, Elizabeth +4 more
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Enhancing Foster Care Home NGO Sustainability via Social Franchising
Management, 2020 Research Question: This paper investigates how the social franchising approach may enhance the sustainability and capability of Foster Home NGOs in the Global South.
Catherine T. Kwantes +3 more
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How Do People Become Foster Carers in Portugal? The Process of Building the Motivation
Social Sciences, 2019 Act no. 142/2015 highlights the importance of children out-of-home being placed in a family context. However, foster care continues to be an almost absent component in the Portuguese childcare system.
Elisete Diogo, Francisco Branco
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Being a Foster Family in Portugal—Motivations and Experiences
Societies, 2017 Foster care is an almost absent component in the child care system and scientific research conducted in Portugal foster comprises 3.2%1 of out-of-home care in Portugal. This research aims to contribute to a deeper visibility of the care phenomena, giving
Elisete Diogo, Francisco Branco
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Relative Versus Non-Relative Foster Care: [PDF]
, 2007 This study explored the benefits and limitations of relative foster care versus non-relative foster care. This study hypothesized, that despite the limitations of relative placement, the emotional benefit to the child placed in a relative setting far ...
Picinich, Victoria
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Who Receives Care in VA Medical Foster Homes? [PDF]
Federal Practitioner, 2021 The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Medical Foster Home (MFH) program was created to give veterans a community-based alternative to institutional long-term care (LTC). This study describes demographic, clinical, and functional characteristics of veterans in MFHs.Findings from in-home assessments of veterans in MFHs tied to 4 VHA medical centers ...
Kate H, Magid +5 more
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JMIR Formative Research, 2023 BackgroundBetween 2016 and 2020, over 600,000 youth were served annually by the foster care system. Despite approximately half of foster youth struggling with emotional or behavioral challenges, few receive much-needed services to
Hannah P Leo +3 more
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