Mandates are not enough: placement provider and systems factors that drive ambulatory healthcare use for children in foster care [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsIntroductionIn the United States, children are mandated to receive healthcare when they enter foster care and regularly thereafter; states may require more frequent visits.
Sarah J. Beal +11 more
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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.
Rebecca Orsi-Hunt +7 more
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Exploring the Experiences of Children in Kinship Care in Scotland: A Sequence Analysis of Care Journeys, Characteristics and Outcomes [PDF]
International Journal of Population Data ScienceObjective and Approach An increasing proportion of children in care in Scotland are formally living with extended family or friends – known as kinship care. To gain an enhanced understanding of experiences within kinship care, sequence analysis methods
Joanna Soraghan, Robert Porter
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A family navigator model for foster parents to promote youth mental health wellness: Study development and protocol [PDF]
Contemporary Clinical Trials CommunicationsBackground: Children in foster care experience disproportionately high rates of mental illness, yet most do not receive timely or evidence-based mental health treatment.
Christina L. Boisseau +6 more
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A comparative study of mental health and wellbeing in adopted children, children in foster and kinship care, and the general population [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Children with care experience are at elevated risk of poor mental health and wellbeing, yet large-scale comparative studies of placement type, particularly including adoption following a period in care, remain limited.
Edward Janes +4 more
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Kinship foster care among African American youth: Interaction effects at multiple contextual levels [PDF]
J Soc Serv Res, 2015 This study investigated the effects of kinship foster care on mental health outcomes among African American youth. Longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents involved in the child welfare system provided ...
Anne K Rufa, P. Fowler
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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 ...
Prateek Sharma +4 more
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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.
Haritomane Brillakis +2 more
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Casework with fathers in kinship foster care.
, 1995 Casework with fathers in kinship foster ...
John M. O'Donnell (7969415)
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Impact of kinship foster care on kinship caregivers [PDF]
, 2009 The focus of this study was to investigate the impact of kinship foster care on kinship care providers in San Bernardino County. This study explored kinship caregiver\u27s perceptions of the impact of an extended period of placement has on the kinship ...
McMullen, Oluyemisi
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