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Landsverk, John A.; Burns, Barbara J.; Stambaugh, Leyla Faw; Rolls Reutz, Jennifer A. – Child Welfare, 2009
Between one-half and three-fourths of children entering foster care exhibit behavioral or social-emotional problems warranting mental health care. This paper, condensed and updated from a technical report prepared for Casey Family Programs in 2005, reviews evidence-based and promising interventions for the most prevalent mental conditions found…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Family Programs, Mental Health, Foster Care
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Baker, Amy J. L.; Archer, Marc; Curtis, Patrick – Child Welfare, 2007
This study aimed to determine what youth characteristics were associated with emotional and behavioral problems exhibited within the first three months of placement in residential treatment centers (RTCs) in a sample of youth from 20 agencies in 13 states. Two primary research questions were addressed: 1) What characteristics were associated with…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Sexual Abuse, Mental Health, Child Welfare
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Klee, Linnea; And Others – Child Welfare, 1992
Recommendations concerning California's efforts to provide for the health needs of its children were developed at the California Conference on Health Care for Children in Foster Care. The conference was organized to discuss California's implementation of the Child Welfare League of America's Standards for Health Care Services for Children in…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Welfare, Conference Proceedings