The article explains that children who are abandoned at birth show greater levels of mental development if they are put into a foster care situation quickly. Those children who remain in institutions develop slowly and show signs of borderline mental retardation before the age of five. The study,...
The Challenges and Benefits of Adopting Siblings from Foster Care Although there is a great need for permanent homes for siblings in foster care and adoption, there aren’t many parents lining up to adopt these children. Why? Not everyone has the space, funds, resources or time to raise mult...
Foster Care: “Best Interest of the Child” or “Child Abuse”?Theoretically, foster care provides a temporary loving, nurturing and safe home for children who are removed from their own families due to heinous neglect or abuse. This theory helps those involved in the system sleep good a...
But their shared loss doesn't end there. After being placed in foster care, they discovered that government benefits that they should have been receiving after the deaths of their parents – Social Security, death or veterans benefits – had instead been claimed by the state. Kasieta said, "...
Summarizing these issues will aid clinicians engaging in decisions about the benefits and burdens of interventions for these patients, and can inform health care policy and fund- ing agendas. Foster care involves removal of a child from their home, often due to neglect or abuse, with placement ...
Foster care greatly benefits some children and is more beneficial for children than institutional care (Zeanah et al, 2003). In one study, foster care children did not differ from matched family children in their sense of well-being, self-esteem, or incidence of depression or behavior problems...
Some research suggests that a greater number of children in foster care might be eligible for SSI benefits if this assistance was sought. This book examines the health care needs and social security benefit issues facing children in the foster care system with a focus on medicaid benefits; ...
This report begins with a discussion of the foster care system and the Social Security benefits available to eligible children, including those in foster care. It then describes the role of representative payees and their responsibilities. The report provides data on the use of Social Security benef...
Creating social support systems to ease compassion fatigue among foster carers has considerable benefits for the children and young people for whom they care. In the current study, overall findings indicated that Mockingbird FamilyTM carers had a higher ProQOL than foster carers undertaking caregiving ...
"After maltreatment has occurred, temporary removal from a stressful home environment may foster a sense of safety and security," Dr. Conn concluded. "Placement alternatives, including foster care, can haveemotional healthbenefits for some maltreated children."...