Aims: This scoping review aimed to explore three research questions: 1. What is the dental
care access for children and young people (CYP) in care and care leavers? 2. What factors …

Specialized knowledge and skills applicable to caring for children in foster care include
guidelines developed to address this population's special health care needs, cross-system …

Through qualitative feedback from professionals in healthcare, mental health, and child
welfare, this study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well …

Background Children in foster care experience poor health and high healthcare use. Child
welfare agencies frequently require healthcare visits when children enter foster care; …

Social workers, educators, legal advocates, and physicians and other health care
professionals depend on data to diagnose concerns, develop treatment plans, and evaluate …

Objective To determine whether current protective custody status (ie, youth currently in the
temporary or permanent custody of child protective services, eg, foster and kinship care) …

Background Children living in foster care as teenagers often experience greater economic
insecurity during adulthood than their peers. However, few studies examine the association …

Most children in foster care have poor health outcomes and high health care utilization.
Health complexity influences health care utilization as well foster care placement. Health …

Background Children in foster care are considered at high risk for infectious diseases, and
guidelines recommend screening for tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea …

There are multiple factors contributing to the poor health of children in protective custody, ie
foster care, including a critical gap in information sharing. A hospital-driven solution was …