Pediatrician Guidance in Supporting Families of Children Who Are Adopted, Fostered, or in Kinship Care

The child welfare system strives to provide children and adolescents in foster care with a safe, nurturing environment through kinship and nonkinship foster care placement with the goal of either reunification with birth parents or adoption. Pediatricians can support families who care for children a...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2020-12, Vol.146 (6), p.1
Main Authors: Jones, Veronnie F, Schulte, Elaine E, Waite, Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adoption
Child
Child Welfare
Children
Counseling - organization & administration
Families & family life
Foster care
Foster Home Care - organization & administration
Guidelines as Topic
Health Promotion
Humans
Pediatrics
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Summary:The child welfare system strives to provide children and adolescents in foster care with a safe, nurturing environment through kinship and nonkinship foster care placement with the goal of either reunification with birth parents or adoption. Pediatricians can support families who care for children and adolescents who are fostered and adopted while attending to children's medical needs and helping each child attain their developmental potential. Although this report primarily focuses on children in the US child welfare system, private and internationally adopted children often have similar needs.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2020-034629