ERIC Number: EJ739980
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4021
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Health and Mental Health Services for Children in Foster Care: The Central Role of Foster Parents
Pasztor, Eileen Mayers; Hollinger, David Swanson; Inkelas, Moira; Halfon, Neal
Child Welfare, v85 n1 p33-57 Jan-Feb 2006
It is well documented that children enter foster care with special health and mental health needs and, while in care, those conditions are often exacerbated. However, less attention has been given to foster parents who have the most contact with these children. Results are presented from a national study on the developmental, health and mental health care needs of children in foster care that included foster parents' perspectives and observations. Their role in improving child well being is explained and recommendations for policy, practice and advocacy also are included.
Descriptors: Foster Care, Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Health Needs, Parent Attitudes, Child Welfare, Access to Health Care, Caseworkers, Parent Role, Public Policy, Child Care
Child Welfare League of America. P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, GA 31193-2831. Tel: 800-407-6273; Tel: 770-280-4164; e-mail: order@cwla.org; Web site: http://www.cwla.org/pubs.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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