By age five, Rosie D. had suffered traumatizing physical and sexual abuse and lived in at
least eight foster care (FC) placements. At six, when most children enter elementary school …

Background Psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) are a type of non-hospital
inpatient treatment setting for children with severe behavioral health disorders. PRTFs are a …

More than 390,000 children are in the US foster care system, not including former foster
youth who have aged out but still receive governmental support (Adoption and Foster Care …

Although a high proportion of foster children receive mental health services, existing
research suggests limited accessibility and effectiveness of these services. This paper …

At a recent child protection hearing, a presiding judge was heard to query “What is a child
with emotional problems doing in foster care?” The implication of this question was the …

Children in out-of-home care—commonly known as foster care children—have
comprehensive medical needs that differ from those of other child populations. To better …

The author discusses the inability of foster care, a state-certified caregiver of children
suffering with mental disorders, to provide adequate treatment to foster children. She cites …

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More than 100 000 children and youth in Canada are under the protection of child and
family services and it comes as no surprise that many of them arrive there with emotional …

Youth in the US foster care system are prescribed risky psychotropic medications at high
rates. In response, state child welfare agencies have developed policies, yet there is little …