Mental Health Diagnosis, Medication, Treatment and Placement Milieu of Children in Foster Care

Scozzaro, Christopher; Janikowski, Timothy P.

doi:10.1007/s10826-014-0058-6

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“…Children are removed from their home when there is imminent threat to child safety because of abuse and/or neglect and the situation is so dangerous that removal is the only option to keep them safe (Horner, ; Szilagyi, Rosen, Rubin, & Zlotnik, ). Common reasons children are removed from biological parents are: general neglect (61%) and/or a parent's abuse of alcohol or drugs (34%) (Child Welfare Information Gateway, ; Leve et al, ; Scozzaro & Janikowski, ). Children (from infancy up to age 18) entering foster care have most likely lived in destitute, chaotic environments for significant periods of time (Deutsch & Fortin, ).…”

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PART I: The role of public health nursing in addressing health care needs of children in foster care

Carabez

Kim

2019

Public Health Nursing

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Aims and Objectives The purpose of this study was to describe the role of Public Health Nurses (PHN) addressing the needs of children and adolescents in foster care. Background Children in foster care have more physical, mental, dental, developmental health problems than the general pediatric population. National data indicate that between 30%‐80% of children come into foster care with at least one physical health problem. Design An online survey was developed to describe PHN day‐to day activities, PHN funding, case load and case management responsibilities. Method Thirty‐nine PHNs completed the survey (72% response rate). Results Nurses described the most important needs as being mental and emotional health services, self‐esteem/self‐worth and dental care. Care coordination, case management and monitoring/oversight of psychotropic medications were the top responsibilities. Conclusion The study demonstrated that public health nursing expertise is an essential part of the child welfare team in addressing medical, dental, mental and developmental needs of children in foster care. Relevance to Clinical Practice There is an expanding role of Public Health Nurses in non‐health care settings to intervene at the system level of the Intervention Wheel that includes policy development and enforcement, community organizing, and coalition building.

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PART I: The role of public health nursing in addressing health care needs of children in foster care

Carabez

Kim

2019

Public Health Nursing

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“…The articles about mental health needs additionally provide information about the prevalence and types of mental health problems, often named in articles as mental health needs. Although the operationalization differs between studies, prevalence of mental health problems among foster children seems to fall between 44 and 66% (Arora et al 2014 ; Bellamy et al 2010 ; Maaskant et al 2014 ; McNicholas et al 2011 ; Scozzaro and Janikowski 2014 ). While this prevalence is high, children in family foster care have fewer mental health issues compared to children living in more restrictive out-of-home placements (Lardner 2015 ; Leloux-Opmeer et al 2017 ; McNicholas et al 2011 ).…”

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“…A meta-analysis by Goemans et al ( 2015 ) shows that internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems do not improve during placement in a foster family, questioning the effectiveness of treatment and care children receive. That said, a recent study reports adequate service delivery to 128 children in foster care with mental health problems in the USA (Scozzaro and Janikowski 2014 ).…”

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The Needs of Foster Children and How to Satisfy Them: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Steenbakkers

Steen

Grietens

2017

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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Family foster care deeply influences the needs of children and how these are satisfied. To increase our knowledge of foster children’s needs and how these are conceptualized, this paper presents a systematic literature review. Sixty-four empirical articles from six databases were reviewed and categorized (inter-rater agreement K = .78) into four categories: medical, belongingness, psychological and self-actualization needs. The results give a complete overview of needs that are specific to foster children, and what can be implemented to satisfy these needs. This study shows psychological needs are studied more often compared to the other categories, which specially relates to much attention for mental health problems. Furthermore, most articles focus on how to satisfy the needs of foster children and provide no definition or concrete conceptualization of needs. Strikingly, many articles focus on children’s problems instead of their needs, and some even use these terms interchangeably. This review illustrates that future research should employ a proper conceptualization of needs, which could also initiate a shift in thinking about needs instead of problems.

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“…Children in foster care frequently enter care due to significant psycho‐social difficulties including maltreatment, and as a result have a higher degree of mental health difficulties than the general population (Scozzaro and Janikowski, ). Children who have experienced maltreatment frequently experience difficulties in trusting adults and display emotional and behavioural difficulties that are challenging for foster families (Jee et al, ; Tarren‐Sweeney and Vetere, ).…”

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Filial Therapy as a Core Intervention with Children in Foster Care

Gilmartin

McElvaney

2020

Child Abuse Review

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Mental Health Diagnosis, Medication, Treatment and Placement Milieu of Children in Foster Care

Cited by 23 publications

References 21 publications

PART I: The role of public health nursing in addressing health care needs of children in foster care

PART I: The role of public health nursing in addressing health care needs of children in foster care

The Needs of Foster Children and How to Satisfy Them: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Filial Therapy as a Core Intervention with Children in Foster Care

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