Mental health interventions for children in foster care: A systematic review

EP Hambrick, S Oppenheim-Weller, AM N'zi… - Children and youth …, 2016 - Elsevier
Children in foster care have high rates of adverse childhood experiences and are at risk for
mental health problems. These problems can be difficult to ameliorate, creating a need for …

Improving community-based mental health care for children: Translating knowledge into action

AF Garland, R Haine-Schlagel… - … and Policy in Mental …, 2013 - Springer
There is urgent need for improvement in community-based mental health care for children
and families. Multiple studies have documented serious limitations in the effectiveness of …

Mental disorders in foster children: a study of prevalence, comorbidity and risk factors

S Lehmann, OE Havik, T Havik… - Child and adolescent …, 2013 - Springer
Background The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of mental disorders in 6-to 12-
year-old foster children and assess comorbidity and risk factors. Methods Information on …

The needs of foster children and how to satisfy them: A systematic review of the literature

A Steenbakkers, S Van Der Steen… - Clinical child and family …, 2018 - Springer
Family foster care deeply influences the needs of children and how these are satisfied. To
increase our knowledge of foster children's needs and how these are conceptualized, this …

Review of recent physical activity guidelines during pregnancy to facilitate advice by health care providers

KR Evenson, MF Mottola, R Artal - Obstetrical & gynecological …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Review of Recent Physical Activity Guidelines During Pregnan... : Obstetrical & Gynecological
Survey Review of Recent Physical Activity Guidelines During Pregnancy to Facilitate Advice by …

Need for trauma-informed care within the foster care system

BA Beyerlein, E Bloch - Child Welfare, 2014 - JSTOR
The majority of children entering foster care have experienced multiple traumas, making this
a vulnerable population with an increased risk for emotional and behavioral problems. A …

Foster and adoptive parent perspectives on needs and services: A mixed methods study

ER Barnett, MK Jankowski, RL Butcher… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Caring for children with complex needs severely stresses foster and adoptive parents, but
few studies have examined their perspectives on needs and services. To examine parental …

It's time to re-think mental health services for children in care, and those adopted from care

M Tarren-Sweeney - Clinical child psychology and …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Much of what is written in this special issue points to the need for a clinical workforce that
has much greater knowledge and skills for working with children with a history of alternate …

A positive youth development approach to improving mental health outcomes for maltreated children in foster care: Replication and extension of an RCT of the …

HN Taussig, LM Weiler, EF Garrido… - American journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Preventing the negative impact of maltreatment on children's mental health requires
interventions to be contextually sensitive, grounded in theory and research, and effective in …

Behavioral health needs and service use among those who've aged-out of foster care

A Brown, ME Courtney, JC McMillen - Children and Youth Services Review, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper is the first study to use a multi-state sample to longitudinally explore the
relationship between remaining in foster care beyond age 18, behavioral health needs, and …