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AAP Grand Rounds 12:35-36 (2004) Mental Health Costs for Children in Foster Care Relate to Placement StabilitySource: Rubin DM, Alessandrini EA, Feudtner C, et al. Placement stability and mental health costs for children in foster care. Pediatrics. 2004;113:13361341.
Although there is clear consensus that, compared to the general pediatric population, the 550,000 children in foster care have disproportionate health care needs, quantifying the associated mental health costs has been difficult. This study from Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania was a retrospective analysis of Philadelphia children who spent at least 9 months in foster care between July 1993 and June 1995 and were Medicaid- eligible during a 1-year follow-up period, and who had their child welfare data
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