Healthcare with unconditional positive regard: the KICS clinic medical home model for children in out-of-home care [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundOn any given day in the United States over the past five years 300,000–400,000 children and youth have been in an out-of-home (OOH) placement, typically kinship or foster care.
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Quality of life of patients with schizophrenia treated in foster home care and in outpatient treatment [PDF]
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2015 Mate Mihanović,1,2 Branka Restek-Petrović,1,2 Anamarija Bogović,1 Ena Ivezić,1 Davor Bodor,1 Ivan Požgain3 1Psychiatric Hospital “Sveti Ivan”, Zagreb, 2Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 3Department of ...
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Prevalence of Out-Of-Home Care Among School-Aged Children in Canada, 2002–2018: An Analysis of Nationally-Representative Student Survey Data [PDF]
International Journal of Public HealthObjectivesThe objectives were to estimate the prevalence of out-of-home care among school-aged children in Canada by year, gender, age group, and placement type and assess time trends.MethodsWe analyzed data from five cycles of the Health Behaviour in ...
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The Impact of Placement Change on Sleep in Child Welfare [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: Sleep disturbance is common among youth in the child welfare system, yet the role of placement instability and placement setting in shaping sleep outcomes remains understudied.
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Sugary Snack and Drink Consumption and Tooth Retention Among Residents with Disabilities in Thai Foster Homes: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational DentistryNithimar Sermsuti-Anuwat,1 Tanit Arunratanothai,1 Itt Assoratgoon,1 Khunnakrit Ratchatasupak,1 Ronlada Porntirit,2 Daophon Ardiam,3 Apisit Chonkasem3 1Academic Affairs Division, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand ...
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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
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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
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Institutional support in alternative care: Foster care and COVID-19 pandemics [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu, 2022 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has generated new challenges in the work of social welfare institutions, particularly in the area of providing support in alternative forms of care, such as foster care.
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A comparison of kinship foster homes and foster family homes: Implications for kinship foster care as family preservation [PDF]
Children and Youth Services Review, 1994 Abstract In recent years, child welfare caseloads have expanded rapidly, and increasing numbers of children have been placed with kin. Much of the current discussion surrounding kinship foster care stems from its rapid growth and the paucity of information about the placement type compared to our knowledge of other forms of foster care.
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Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2009 Child abuse and neglect are common problems across the world that result in negative consequences for children, families and communities. Children who have been abused or neglected are often removed from the home and placed in residential care or with ...
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