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Intervention development to improve foster youth mental …

(3 days ago) WEBResults from the needs assessment, initial development and advisory panel feedback, and pretesting and usability testing, indicate that overall, youth in foster care, providers, and the advisory panel (1) validated the importance of addressing youth coping and help …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9879089/

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Mental and Behavioral Health Needs of Children in Foster …

(Just Now) WEBMental and behavioral health is the largest unmet health need for children and teens in foster care. Mental and behavioral health requires the presence of at least …

https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/foster-care/mental-and-behavioral-health-needs-of-children-in-foster-care/

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Addressing the Mental Health of Youth in Foster Care

(7 days ago) WEBAssuring that the right services are accessed must begin with a comprehensive assessment of a child’s physical, mental, developmental, functional and environmental …

http://www.iarca.org/uploads/Addressing_Mental_Health_Needs_of_Youth_in_Foster_Care.pdf

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Mental Health Interventions for Children in Foster Care: A …

(3 days ago) WEBApproximately 400,000 children in the US are in foster care each year (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2014), and costs associated with foster care near $30,000 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5421550/

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Intervention Development to Improve Foster Youth …

(1 days ago) WEBThus, youth in foster care are likely to be less prepared to cope with emergent challenges impacting mental health in young adulthood, and more likely to have both limited …

https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1650&context=socwork_fac

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Access in Brief: Behavioral Health Services for Youth in Foster …

(1 days ago) WEBFor example, children and youth in foster care are nearly four times more likely to have attempted suicide than other youth (Pilowsky and Wu 2006). In this issue brief, we …

https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Access-in-Brief-Behavioral-Health-Services-for-Youth-in-Foster-Care.pdf

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Psychosocial screening and monitoring for children in …

(3 days ago) WEBA recent meta-analysis reported that approximately 40% of the foster children show mental health problems (Vasileva & Petermann, 2016). These high …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5757409/

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Psychologists work to support children and parents in the …

(6 days ago) WEBThey interviewed current and former foster youth, foster parents, case managers, therapists, and clinical directors (Children and Youth Services, Vol. 143, 2022). One major takeaway: Current outcome …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/03/hope-for-foster-kids

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CHCS Health Care Strategies, Inc. Issue Brief

(4 days ago) WEBE arly assessment and intervention are critical to the well-being of children and youth entering foster care —a population with a high prevalence of physical, behavioral, and …

https://www.chcs.org/media/CHCS_CW_Foster_Care_Screening_and_Assessment_Issue_Brief_111910.pdf

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Intervention development to improve foster youth mental …

(1 days ago) WEBIntervention development to improve foster youth mental health by targeting coping self-efficacy and help-seeking Child Youth Serv Rev. 2023 Jan ;144:106753 and service …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36712385/

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Mental Health and Foster Care - National Conference of State …

(5 days ago) WEBUp to 80 percent of children in foster care have significant mental health issues, compared to approximately 18-22 percent of the general population. As a result …

https://www.ncsl.org/human-services/mental-health-and-foster-care

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Health Screening and Assessment for Children and Youth Entering …

(3 days ago) WEBE arly assessment and intervention are critical to the well-being of children and youth entering foster care – a population with a high prevalence of physical, behavioral, and …

https://www.chcs.org/resource/health-screening-and-assessment-for-children-and-youth-entering-foster-care-state-requirements-and-opportunities/

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Young Adults Formerly in Foster Care: Challenges and Solutions

(5 days ago) WEB1 HHS, 2011b 2 National Institute of Mental Health, 2011, p. 3 3 Ahrens, DuBois, & Richardson, 2008 4 Courtney et al., 2005 5 U.S. Department of Health and Human …

https://youth.gov/youth-briefs/foster-care-youth-brief/challenges

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The Foster Youth Mental Health Act - casey.senate.gov

(1 days ago) WEBThe Foster Youth Mental Health Act. Title IV-B, Subpart 1 of the Social Security Act provides grants to states to prevent family separation as well as to promote the safety, …

https://www.casey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/the_foster_youth_mental_health_act_one_pager.pdf

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Special Challenges Working with Foster Care Youth in the …

(6 days ago) WEBMental health providers in turn identify communication and coordination with child welfare caseworkers and families and inadequate training in using standardized …

https://www.childpsych.theclinics.com/article/S1056-4993(24)00053-1/fulltext

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Most States Fail to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Foster Children

(3 days ago) WEBMost counties [78%] require a comprehensive physical assess-ment for all children entering out of home care and about 58% have a policy requiring …

https://youthlaw.org/news/most-states-fail-meet-mental-health-needs-foster-children

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Fostering Mental Health - State of Michigan

(3 days ago) WEBFostering Mental Health for Children and Youth. Children in foster care may be at greater risk for mental health problems, as most have experienced some form of abuse or …

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/adult-child-serv/foster-care/fostering-mental-health

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Screening and Assessment of Suicidal Behavior in Transition-Age …

(3 days ago) WEBFirstly, routine assessment of mental health and suicidal behavior across CW settings cannot be overemphasized regardless of the screening and assessment tool/s …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9838394/

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Examining the mental health indicators and service needs of …

(5 days ago) WEBThere is a paucity of recent research examining the mental health needs of treatment-seeking foster children and youth within the Canadian context. The present …

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-51041-001

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Medi-Cal’s Foster Care Strategies - DHCS

(5 days ago) WEBPage . 5. of . 20. statewide Youth Screening Tool for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services, which will ensure that children and youth with child welfare …

https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Documents/DHCS-Medi-Cal-Foster-Care-Strategies-11-22-2022.pdf

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Youth Mental Health Child Welfare Information Gateway

(2 days ago) WEBSupporting youth mental health should include assessments that consider the youth’s culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and special …

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/youth/youth-mental-health/

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Improving Outcomes for Former Foster Children – MMHPI – …

(2 days ago) WEBAs part of this project, the Institute supported CSME in creating and convening a “Core Team” of 11 educational, mental health, and foster care leaders in …

https://mmhpi.org/project/improving-outcomes-for-former-foster-children/

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Fostering emotional and mental health in residential youth care

(7 days ago) WEBSecond, they do not address the impact of staff training over mental health outcomes. Third, youth in RYC tend to present more mental health needs than youth …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740923000348

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