Foster care, Placement stability, Well being, Health outcomes, Psychotropic medication, Child welfare, System reformThis article reviews the challenges health care systems face as they attempt to improve health care outcomes for children in foster care. It discusses several of the promising health ...
There were 59,500 Children in out-of-home care in England in 2008. Research into this population points to poor health and quality of life outcomes over the transition to adult independence. This undesirable outcome applies to mental health, education and employment. This lack of wellbeing for...
However, a great deal of work remains to further improve the health outcomes for children. The world is facing a double mandate. More than half of child deaths are due to conditions that could be easily prevented or treated given access to health car...
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2008Abstract Objectives To assess the effectiveness of theMaternal and Child Health Bureau’s (MCHB) Six CoreOutcomes for children with special health care needs(CSHCN) as indicators in measuring the degree to whichmental health care needs are met. Methods This ...
Health care disparities are tied to worse outcomes for kids with multiple sclerosis, study suggests American Academy of Neurology Credit: Google DeepMind from Pexels People who develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as children and grow up in less advantaged neighborhoods may have a larger volume of ...
This pledge to make improvements to the health of children and young people is part of the Government's response to the Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Forum. Government is asking organisations to sign up and do everything they can to improve the care of children and young people...
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the process of using social media to engage parents in identifying patient-centered outcomes, using acute respiratory infections in children as an example to gauge feasibility. Methods: We conducted a process evaluation of a two-phase Web-based ...
"Setting minimum standards for health care indetentionwill help drive improvements in the quality of care and health outcomes. Developing mechanisms to routinely monitor and report on the health status and health services in places where children are deprived of liberty would also drive reform." ...
Safe care in child and adolescent mental health is an under-developed concept. A new model for conceiving of potential harm and embedding a safety culture has been suggested, which comprises three levels of harm and a range of initiatives designed to promote safety. At the first level, harm ...
Objectives included testing use of the care-coordination measurement tool in pediatric primary care practices; describing care-coordination activities for children and youth that occur in primary care practices; assessing the relationship of care-coordination activities in the medical home with outcomes rela...