title: The need for educational assessment of children entering foster care.
abstract: Comprehensive medical and mental health evaluations of children in foster care are recommended within 30 days of entering care. What constitutes a comprehensive evaluation has yet to be established. This study examines the need to include educational assessment as a component of the comprehensive evaluation. Rates of achievement and language problems for Arkansas school-age children are compared with rates of medical and psychiatric disorders to assess the relative need for including educational assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, 72202, USA.
authors.forename: Larry D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Eldon G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Schulz
mesh_terms: D001131:Arkansas; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male