Monday, February 7, 2011

'Kinship Caregivers' Get Less Help Than Foster Parents: Study

Better services needed to benefit young relatives in their care, researchers say
Posted: February 7, 2011

MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children who live with a relative after being removed from their home because of maltreatment have fewer behavioral and social skills problems than children in foster homes, finds a new study. FULL STORY

THE STUDY-
Health Outcomes and Family Services in Kinship Care
Analysis of a National Sample of Children in the Child Welfare System

Christina Sakai, MD; Hua Lin, PhD; Glenn Flores, MD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165(2):159-165. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.277
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/165/2/159

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