title: A comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to providing health care for children in out-of-home care.
abstract: Every community has children placed in the out-of-home care system. Despite a high prevalence of health, mental health, and developmental morbidity in children in care, most child welfare agencies have not provided adequate diagnostic and therapeutic services for these children. A comprehensive, multidisciplinary clinic for children in out-of-home care involving pediatrics, child psychology, nursing, child development, and child welfare is described. Profiles of the health, mental health, and developmental status of the children in out-of-home care are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse 13210, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Blatt
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Saletsky
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meguid
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Church
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: O'Hara
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Haller-Peck
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male