scholarly journals Suicide and suicide attempts in children and adolescents in the child welfare system

2011 ◽  
Vol 183 (17) ◽  
pp. 1977-1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Y. Katz ◽  
W. Au ◽  
D. Singal ◽  
M. Brownell ◽  
N. Roos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System

scholarly journals Self-assessment of the quality of life of children and adolescents in the child welfare system of Serbia

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 469-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Damnjanovic ◽  
Aneta Lakic ◽  
Dejan Stevanovic ◽  
Ana Jovanovic ◽  
Jasna Jancic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
General Population ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Care Group

Background/Aim. Children and adolescents who enter a child welfare system are at higher risk of suffering from mental disorders, physical health, and/or social and educational problems than the general population of the same age is. This study was organized with the aim to evaluate the general characteristics of quality of life (QOL) in children and adolescents living in residential and foster care in Serbia. Methods. Two hundred and sixteen children and adolescents, aged 8-18 years, from residential and foster care and 238 children and adolescents from the general population participated in the study. QOL was assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) - Serbian version. Three groups were created: residential care group (RCG), foster care group (FCG), and control group (children and adolescents from biological families - CG). Descriptive data were calculated for all questionnaires? scores, while t-test and ANOVA were used to compare them. Results. The mean value of the total PedsQL was lower in the RCG, 67.47 ? 17.75, than in the FCG and the CG, 88.33 ? 11.27 and 80.74 ? 11.23, respectively. Additionally, the RCG reported lower all PedsQL Scale scores, but the lowest value was for the psychosocial domain. These differences were statistically significant (F value ranged from 17.3 to 49.89, p < 0.000). However, only the scores of the RCG were statistically different from the FCG and the CG, while the differences between the FCG and the CG were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). Conclusion. Children and adolescents living in residential care have significantly poorer QOL than those living in foster care or in biological families. On the other side, QOL in children and adolescents from foster care is similar to the one of those living in biological families.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Mental Disorders Among Children and Adolescents in the Child Welfare System

Medicine ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 95 (7) ◽  
pp. e2622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Bronsard ◽  
Marine Alessandrini ◽  
Guillaume Fond ◽  
Anderson Loundou ◽  
Pascal Auquier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System

Wellbeing of children and adolescents with special health care needs in the child welfare system

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 276-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula K. Jaudes ◽  
Lindsey E.G. Weil ◽  
Jennifer M. Prior ◽  
Douglas P Sharp ◽  
Mark Holzberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System ◽  
Special Health Care Needs ◽  
Health Care Needs ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Special Health Care ◽  
Special Health

Depression in Children and Adolescents Involved in the Child Welfare System

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-314
Author(s):  
Michael W. Naylor ◽  
Sarah M. Wakefield ◽  
Wynne Morgan ◽  
Alka Aneja
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Child Welfare System ◽  
Welfare System
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