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FOSTER CARE BACKGROUND
PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS
PHYSICAL EFFECTS
SOCIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
100
Care for children outside the home that substitutes for parental care
What is Foster Care?
100
Disruptive behavior disorders, especially conduct disorder
What are the predominant psychiatric diagnoses of children in foster care?
100
These often overlap with children in foster care
What are the behavioral effects and psychological effects?
100
Acute and chronic illnesses, growth and developmental problems, and difficulty accessing health services
What are health problems that children in foster care have that are significantly higher than children in the general population?
100
Children in foster care are likely to have higher numbers of these sociological issues than the general population
What are teen pregnancies, marriages to spouses who failed to provide emotional support, and greater social isolation?
200
Increases in the incidence and reporting of child abuse and neglect, parental substance abuse, family homelessness, and a lack of services that emphasize placement prevention and family reunification
What are factors that contribute to children being placed in foster care?
200
"Externalizing behaviors" such as aggression, attention problems, and delinquent behaviors
What are the most common mental health issues that children in foster care have?
200
These do not appear to be particular problems for former foster children compared to similar groups in the general population
What are alcohol and drug use?
200
Poor health care insurance coverage, limited services, low reimbursement rates for providers, and immigration status
What are multiple barriers for children in foster care for accessing health care?
200
This is below the average for children in foster care as compared to those of comparable age in their state or country
What is education level?
300
The Placing Out System of the New York Children's Aid Society in 1853
What is the first well-known foster family care program in the United States?
300
This leads to problems with attachement and developing interpersonal relationships
What is the nature of the traumatic experiences that generally happens before a child is placed in foster care?
300
Increased ties with family and community of origin
What are associated with higher rates of criminal behavior for children in foster care?
300
Birth defects, central nervous system impairment, and HIV infection
What are consequences of substance exposure experienced by children in foster care?
300
Forming stable cohabitating situations, parenting, and establishing integrated social relationships in their community
What are some sociological problems that may exist for former foster children?
400
Just under 3 years
What is the average length of stay for children in foster care?
400
These children use nearly half of the mental health services provided to all children on MediCal, California's Medicaid
What are children in foster care?
400
These generally fall between 25% and 35%, but have been reported to be over 40%
What are arrest rates for male former foster children?
400
Exposure to alcohol, tobacco, and other illicit drugs in utero
What are some factors impacting brain development on children in foster care?
400
About 25%
What is the percentage of former foster children who receive public assistance at some point as adults?
500
Approximately 269,000 children
What is the number of children in foster care in 1983?
500
48% - 80%
What is the current prevalence rate of psychopathology in children in foster care?
500
About 10%
What are arrest rates for women former foster children?
500
34%
What is the percentage of children in foster care who have receive no routine immunizations?
500
Between 64% and 92%
What is the percentage of former foster children who are self-supporting adults?