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Foster care's youngest: a preliminary report
L Klee1, D Kronstadt, C Zlotnick
1Children's Council of San Franscisco, Calif, USA.
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
The impact of welfare reform on foster care is examined in relation to children's mental health. Initial assessment of 125 young foster children randomly assigned to a special program found that half rated below normal on mental and psychomotor development, with two-thirds below normal on emotional regulation and motor quality. Implications for social policy and program planning, and the need for ongoing research, are discussed.