U.S. policy: keeping children with special needs safe in America.
This paper reviews the major efforts being made to reform the child welfare system for children with special needs who are in protective placements. Barriers to finding permanent and loving homes result in putting these children at high risk of institutionalization, poor physical and emotional health, and abuse and neglect. Education for prospective parents, foster parents and the child service provider workforce is necessary to minimize these poor outcomes.
Shelton
Deborah
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Catholic University of America, School of Nursing, Washington DC 20064, USA. sheltond@cua.edu
D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011640:Public Policy; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States