National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, No. 7: Special Health Care Needs among Children in Child Welfare, Research Brief: Findings from the NSCAW Study

Institution	Administration for Children and Families (DHHS)
Titel	National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, No. 7: Special Health Care Needs among Children in Child Welfare, Research Brief: Findings from the NSCAW Study
Quelle	(2007), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Speech Impairments; Emotional Disturbances; Developmental Delays; Childhood Needs; Child Abuse; Child Welfare; At Risk Persons; Family Environment; Environmental Influences; Child Health; Diseases; Foster Care; Chronic Illness; Diabetes; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Adoption + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Gefühlsstörung; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kindeswohl; Risikogruppe; Familienmilieu; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Disease; Krankheit; Pflegehilfe; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	This research brief, the seventh in a series of National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) briefs, examines the presence of special health care needs among children in the child welfare system (CWS). It specifically examines the presence of chronic health conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes) and special needs (e.g., emotional disturbance, speech impairment, developmental delay). It provides information about the rates of these health conditions and special needs over the course of a 3-year period. It asks the following questions: (1) What percentages of children involved in the child welfare system have chronic health conditions and/or special needs? (2) Do the rates of these conditions and needs differ by a child's gender, race/ethnicity, or age? and (3) Are the rates of these conditions and needs related to a child's CWS placement or adoption history? Are the rates related to the type of reported maltreatment? Among the key findings are that children in the CWS show rates of chronic health conditions, particularly asthma, that are relatively comparable to national estimates for all U.S. children. However, children with a history of out-of-home placement have higher rates of chronic health conditions than are described for children across the country. (Contains 4 figures, 1 table, and 15 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10