Michaela Messick Professor Stambler WRTC 103 31 March 2024 Issues within the Foster Care System The foster care system was started in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace, a minister in New York, who noticed a large growth of homeless and neglected children living in the streets of New York. From 1853 to 2024, there has been an incredible evolution of this system, starting in one state to now 50 and having our government involved (Yeban). The Foster Care System is defined as “a temporary, court monitored service provided by states to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and youth.” This system branches into all social services within the United States and helps protect the youth of the country. While the system does incredible
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To transition from mental health to physical health, the social work community can only do so much for the children who need access to health care. They do a good job of getting the extreme cases what they need during their time in the system, but what happens to the less extreme cases? From my research, I found that these children are extremely overlooked. This is a problem because “high prevalence of health problems” has led the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to classify children in foster care as a population of children with special health care needs. Childhood trauma and adversity underlie health issues, and the ongoing loss and uncertainty in foster care may exacerbate rather than ameliorate problems” (Rosen). As Rosen said, being in the foster care system has shown that the children’s health declines exponentially and there is nothing actively being done about it by the people who can make a difference, the government. Social workers do advocate for better access to health care, but they are not being listened …show more content…
et al. Mental Health Problems of Children in Foster Care. Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 113-117. 7, 1998, pp. 113-117. 283–296, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022989411119. Accessed 27 Mar. 2024. The. Leslie, Laurel K. et al. “Addressing the Developmental and Mental Health Needs of Young Children in Foster Care.” Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Page 140-151. April 2005. journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/fulltext/2005/04000/Addressing_the_Developmental_and_Mental_Health.11.aspx. Accessed 27 Mar. 2024. The. Mekonnen, Robin. A. et al. “Achieving Better Health Care Outcomes for Children in Foster Care.” Pediatric Clinics of North America, Volume 56, Issue 2, Pages 405-415. April 2009. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031395509000066. Accessed 27 Mar. 2024. The. Rosen, David S. et al. “Developmental Issues for Young Children in Foster Care.” Developmental Issues for Young Children in Foster Care, AAP Publications, 1 Nov. 2000, pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/106/5/1145. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024. The. Rosen, David S. et al. “Health Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care.” Pediatrics.Apr Publications. Org, AAP Publications, Oct. 2015, pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/136/4/e1131. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024. The. Villagrana, a Margarita. et al. “Foster Care Alumni’s Perceptions of Mental Health Services Received While in Foster Care.” Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal,
To transition from mental health to physical health, the social work community can only do so much for the children who need access to health care. They do a good job of getting the extreme cases what they need during their time in the system, but what happens to the less extreme cases? From my research, I found that these children are extremely overlooked. This is a problem because “high prevalence of health problems” has led the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to classify children in foster care as a population of children with special health care needs. Childhood trauma and adversity underlie health issues, and the ongoing loss and uncertainty in foster care may exacerbate rather than ameliorate problems” (Rosen). As Rosen said, being in the foster care system has shown that the children’s health declines exponentially and there is nothing actively being done about it by the people who can make a difference, the government. Social workers do advocate for better access to health care, but they are not being listened …show more content…
et al. Mental Health Problems of Children in Foster Care. Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 113-117. 7, 1998, pp. 113-117. 283–296, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022989411119. Accessed 27 Mar. 2024. The. Leslie, Laurel K. et al. “Addressing the Developmental and Mental Health Needs of Young Children in Foster Care.” Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Page 140-151. April 2005. journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/fulltext/2005/04000/Addressing_the_Developmental_and_Mental_Health.11.aspx. Accessed 27 Mar. 2024. The. Mekonnen, Robin. A. et al. “Achieving Better Health Care Outcomes for Children in Foster Care.” Pediatric Clinics of North America, Volume 56, Issue 2, Pages 405-415. April 2009. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031395509000066. Accessed 27 Mar. 2024. The. Rosen, David S. et al. “Developmental Issues for Young Children in Foster Care.” Developmental Issues for Young Children in Foster Care, AAP Publications, 1 Nov. 2000, pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/106/5/1145. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024. The. Rosen, David S. et al. “Health Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care.” Pediatrics.Apr Publications. Org, AAP Publications, Oct. 2015, pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/136/4/e1131. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024. The. Villagrana, a Margarita. et al. “Foster Care Alumni’s Perceptions of Mental Health Services Received While in Foster Care.” Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal,