Everyday there are about 120 youth sleeping the night in a residential placement, and between 20,000 and 40,000 youth needing mental health accommodations according to the Center for Mental Health Services (as cited in Kolos, 2009). Youth in a residential placement may be coming from a failed placement with a foster parent and or removed from a biological parent or family member’s home. There appears to be a lack of tolerance for behavioral struggles in foster placements, especially for adolescents. Teenagers in foster care are often seen as dispensable when an issue arises. When a conflict arises between foster parent and youth, the foster placement has the option to put in a discharge notice terminating the placement rather than emotionally
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The study concluded that children in foster care have significant risks for developmental and mental health issues, as well as having numerous at-risk factors associated with being a part of the child welfare systems. The results have also shown that sudden placement disruptions contributed to negative behaviors and negative socio-emotional wellness in youth. According to Bowlby’s attachment behavior (as cited in Maldonado, 2009) hierarchal system of attachment figures are symbolic to attachment disturbance and may accent a predisposition in future behaviors and psychological distress if the youth is unable to attain or maintain closeness to another individual or hierarchal system of attachment figures. The risk factors associated with mental health and being a part of the child welfare system correlates with attachment experiences and how individuals understand and interact with those around them. It also correlates with behavior and environmental changes (Maldonado, 2009, p. 11). As a result of attachment disturbances, maladaptive behaviors become most prevalent in crises situations or when the youth feels anxious, nervous, frightened, or sick. Youth in foster care that experience frequent placements and or placement disruptions often become anxious and adapt in ways that will provide them with
The study concluded that children in foster care have significant risks for developmental and mental health issues, as well as having numerous at-risk factors associated with being a part of the child welfare systems. The results have also shown that sudden placement disruptions contributed to negative behaviors and negative socio-emotional wellness in youth. According to Bowlby’s attachment behavior (as cited in Maldonado, 2009) hierarchal system of attachment figures are symbolic to attachment disturbance and may accent a predisposition in future behaviors and psychological distress if the youth is unable to attain or maintain closeness to another individual or hierarchal system of attachment figures. The risk factors associated with mental health and being a part of the child welfare system correlates with attachment experiences and how individuals understand and interact with those around them. It also correlates with behavior and environmental changes (Maldonado, 2009, p. 11). As a result of attachment disturbances, maladaptive behaviors become most prevalent in crises situations or when the youth feels anxious, nervous, frightened, or sick. Youth in foster care that experience frequent placements and or placement disruptions often become anxious and adapt in ways that will provide them with