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AAP Grand Rounds 12:35-36 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE

Mental Health Costs for Children in Foster Care Relate to Placement Stability

Source: Rubin DM, Alessandrini EA, Feudtner C, et al. Placement stability and mental health costs for children in foster care. Pediatrics. 2004;113:1336–1341.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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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 Children’s 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 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Steven D. Blatt, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY