Children and adolescents who enter foster care often do so with complicated and serious medical, mental health, developmental, oral health, and psychosocial problems rooted in their history of childhood trauma. Ideally, health care for this population is provided in a pediatric medical home by physicians who are familiar with the sequelae of childhood trauma and adversity. As youth with special...

to evaluate physical and mental health in children in foster care and comparison with general population.the study is carried out between september 2011 and april 2012 into nine group homes in rome. it involved 112 children ranging in age 2-17 years, living in temporary care facilities or institutes. all data came out of clinical history and physical exams, validated by a pediatrician. such dat...

Children and adolescents who enter foster care often do so with complicated and serious medical, mental health, developmental, oral health, and psychosocial problems rooted in their history of childhood trauma. Ideally, health care for this population is provided in a pediatric medical home by physicians who are familiar with the sequelae of childhood trauma and adversity. As youth with special...

Children and adolescents who enter foster care often do so with complicated and serious medical, mental health, developmental, oral health, and psychosocial problems rooted in their history of childhood trauma. Ideally, health care for this population is provided in a pediatric medical home by physicians who are familiar with the sequelae of childhood trauma and adversity. As youth with special...

The study aimed to describe the perception of caregivers and role professionals in process family reintegration adoption children adolescents with disabilities a host institution Belém/PA. Ten members five three from technical team participated. data were collected during execution Pontes Project, by means recording field diary, analysis was carried out content technique using software Iramuteq...

INTRODUCTION The global prevalence of obesity has reached alarming proportions. In Cuba, the rise in numbers of children who are overweight or obese, especially preschoolers and adolescents, is similar to that observed in developed countries. Beyond the physical risk factors, there is evidence that obesity has negative psychological, social, academic and economic effects. OBJECTIVES Describe ...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to canvass the nature of adolescent-parent interactions about weight, particularly overweight, and to explore ideas of how to foster supportive discussions regarding weight, both in the home and with family doctors. METHODS A market research company was contracted to recruit and conduct a series of separate focus groups with adolescents and unrelated parents of ado...