title: Urban American Indian/Alaskan Natives compared to non-Indians in out-of-home care.
abstract: Historically, American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) children have been disproportionately represented in the foster care system. In this study, nationally representative child welfare data from October 1999 was used to compare urban AI/AN children to non-Indian children placed into out-of-home care. Compared to non-Indian children, urban AI/AN children were older, were more often male, came from poorer homes, and were more frequently placed into group homes/ residential placements. Urban AI/AN caregivers had a greater prevalence of alcohol abuse and mental health problems compared with non-Indian caregivers.
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: Vernon B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016352:Group Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*