Pediatrics
Mums in prison or whose babies are in care need breastfeeding support too
Australian women want to breastfeed but many struggle. And the most disadvantaged face the biggest challenges.
Aug 06, 2019
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News tagged with foster care
Pediatrics
Increase seen in foster care entries due to parental drug use
(HealthDay)—The number of foster care entries attributable to parental drug use increased considerably from 2000 to 2017, according to a research letter published online July 15 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Jul 16, 2019
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Health
New legal data provide details on 22 years of federal and state income security laws for children with disabilities
Two new datasets released today on LawAtlas.org provide details on government programs available to children with disabilities and their families: the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and the state supplemental ...
May 10, 2019
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Pediatrics
LGBTQ youths are over-represented, have poorer outcomes in child welfare system
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youths are more likely to end up in foster care or unstable housing and suffer negative outcomes, such as substance abuse or mental health issues, while living in ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Early child deprivation and neglect impair memory and executive functioning at age 16
Young children experiencing deprivation and neglect in institutional settings have impaired memory and executive functioning at ages 8 and 16 compared with peers placed early in quality foster homes, report investigators ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Medications
Babies born in withdrawal new complication in opioid cases
The expansive court case seeking to hold drugmakers responsible for the nation's opioid crisis has a new complication: How does it deal with claims covering the thousands of babies born addicted to the drugs?
Nov 29, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study of children in Romanian orphanages tells cautionary tale about family separation
Many migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S. border, some of them very young, have landed in shelters where they often experience stress, neglect and minimal social and cognitive stimulation. The latest ...
Sep 27, 2018
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Other
Watchdog slams safeguards for foster kids on psych drugs
Thousands of foster children may be getting powerful psychiatric drugs prescribed to them without basic safeguards, says a federal watchdog agency that found a failure to care for youngsters whose lives have already been ...
Sep 17, 2018
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Pediatrics
Youth who age out of foster care show higher educational attainment
Children in foster care often suffer detrimental effects that can carry over into adulthood and infect future relationships. However, new Penn State research indicates youth who age out of foster care attain higher educational ...
Jul 27, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Losing children to foster care endangers mothers' lives
Mothers whose children are placed in foster care are at much higher risk of dying young, particularly due to avoidable causes like suicide.
Mar 30, 2018
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