The authors of the new book, Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide to Adopting and Parenting Children over Age Four (New Horizon Press), hope to help guide parents through the process of adopting an older child.
Oct 20, 2014
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In order to protect children from harm, the state has the power to separate children from their parents. In exceptional cases it is sometimes necessary to separate siblings – to protect them from harm or ensure their individual ...
Sep 10, 2014
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When children are placed in foster care, the ultimate goal is to give them the best possible services to achieve permanency, either by returning them home or finding a stable, supportive home environment. A project directed ...
Aug 26, 2014
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Foster carers can have a powerful impact on the lives of vulnerable children and young people. But with an average of four moves for each child in foster care, living with instability can affect them into adulthood.
Jul 11, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—How severely children are abused, rather than how frequently, appears to predict which children will suffer serious mental health outcomes, according to the first study from one of the most in-depth analyses ...
May 20, 2014
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Children and adolescents in foster care and institutional settings often face complex developmental trauma related to multiple or continuous traumatic experiences. However, successful clinical interventions are difficult ...
Apr 14, 2014
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Antipsychotic medications are often used for unlabeled indications, such as treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The results of a study of "atypical antipsychotic" drug ...
Apr 7, 2014
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The timing of Jessica Strolin-Goltzman's arrival on campus less than three years ago couldn't have been more fortuitous for the university, the state, and most importantly, children in foster care. Having landed more than ...
Feb 27, 2014
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UNSW research shows Australia has much to learn from China's high quality, sustainable foster care system.
Jan 22, 2014
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Psychiatric nurses offer a missing and critical point of view in treating adolescents in foster care who have mental health issues, an instructor at Saint Louis University School of Nursing found.
Dec 6, 2013
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