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Children birth to three entering the state's custody
Author(s) -
Reams Redmond
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199922)20:2<166::aid-imhj4>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , psychology , child custody , criminology , mathematics , algorithm
Children entering the state's legal custody are a high‐risk group. They have experienced, not only maltreatment of some form and usually separation from attachment figures, but often have also witnessed domestic violence, been exposed prenatally to alcohol and/or drugs, or been in attachment relationships with substance‐abusing and/or mentally ill parents. This paper presents data on the developmental and mental health status of these children, including diagnoses using the Diagnostic Classification: 0–3. Over half the children received referrals for additiional needed developmental or mental health services. The importance of assessing these children early in their time in foster care is emphasized.