Meeting the needs of children in foster care with a primary care medical home

Children in foster care have often faced complex traumatic childhood experiences; recurring familial separations; loss of familiar environments, neighborhoods, and schools; and perhaps inadequate or inconsistent access to health care and educational opportunities. Out‐of‐home placement into foster c...

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Published in:The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter 2018, Vol.34 (4), p.1-6
Main Author: Low, Christine M.
Format: Newsletterarticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Childhood factors
Educational opportunities
Foster care
Foster children
Health care access
Health services
Medicine
Mental health
Primary care
Social services
Trauma
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Summary:Children in foster care have often faced complex traumatic childhood experiences; recurring familial separations; loss of familiar environments, neighborhoods, and schools; and perhaps inadequate or inconsistent access to health care and educational opportunities. Out‐of‐home placement into foster care is a stressful, often chaotic experience; accessing adequate health care during this time should not be an additional burden for these vulnerable youth.
ISSN:1058-1073
1556-7575
DOI:10.1002/cbl.30283