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...

objective: based on problem based theory, this study investigated a broad array of putative protective factors associated with psychopathological symptoms and prosodical behaviour. methods: participants were 140 orphan adolescent girls and boys living in foster care homes in tehran, chosen with convenience sampling procedures. using a cross-sectional design this study examined the individual an...

a child care service, it is surprising that there is still a great deal of confusion as to the conditions under which children are fostered in private homes. It is believed generally that it is better for a child who is deprived of the care of the family of origin to be brought up in another private family rather than in a children's home with a professional staff. There is little evidence, how...

a former foster child, I am inclined to see the Irtish child care service as being tied up with red ^Pe. But fortunately, there are many people in he service itself who are trying desperately to cut l^'s red tape and to pioneer child care with a 'new ??k', similar to the methods already being used successfully in The Netherlands and Denmark, both these countries, the most outstanding ^aiity see...

This is a continuation of and a development of a debate between John Keown and me. The issue discussed is whether, in Britain, an unpaid system of blood donation promotes and is justified by its promotion of altruism. Doubt is cast on the notions that public policies can, and, if they can, that they should, be aimed at the promotion and expression of altruism rather than of self-interest, espec...

i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would sincerely like to thank Dr. Stacia Robertson for helping my paper come together and being a wonderful advocate. Michelle Mansfield has been a great aid in making sure that everything in the program went as planned. I really appreciate how I could call Ms. Mansfield for any questions I had. I would also like to thank Grant Drawve for helping me with my formatting. I wo...