Needs of Kinship Care Families and Pediatric Practice
| Autor: | David, Rubin, Sarah H, Springer, Sarah, Zlotnik, Christina D, Kang-Yi, Lisa W, Zetley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Public policy Child Welfare Public Policy Foster Home Care 050906 social work 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing 030225 pediatrics Legal guardian medicine Kinship Humans Pediatricians Child Physician's Role Health Services Needs and Demand business.industry 05 social sciences Extended family Mental health humanities United States Foster care Caregivers Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health 0509 other social sciences Kinship care business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 139(4) |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 |
| Popis: | As many as 3% of children in the United States live in kinship care arrangements with caregivers who are relatives but not the biological parents of the child. A growing body of evidence suggests that children who cannot live with their biological parents fare better, overall, when living with extended family than with nonrelated foster parents. Acknowledging this, federal laws and public policies increasingly favor kinship care over nonrelative foster care when children are unable to live with their biological parents. Despite overall better outcomes, families providing kinship care experience many hardships, and the children experience many of the same adversities of children in traditional foster care. This policy statement reviews both the strengths and vulnerabilities of kinship families and suggests strategies for pediatricians to use to address the needs of individual patients and families. Strategies are also outlined for community, state, and federal advocacy on behalf of these children and their families. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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