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Pediatrician Guidance in Supporting Families of Children Who Are Adopted, Fostered, or in Kinship Care

Veronnie F. Jones, MD, MSPH, Elaine E. Schulte, MD, MPH, FAAP; Douglas Waite, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND KINSHIP CARE; Sarah Springer, MD, FAAP; Moira Ann Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP; Heather Forkey, MD, FAAP; Kristine Fortin, MD, FAAP; Mary V. Greiner, MD, MS, FAAP; David Harmon, MD, FAAP; Anu N. Partap; MD MPH, FAAP; Linda Davidson Sagor, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary Allen Staat, MD, MPH, FAAP; Jonathan D. Thackery, MD, FAAP; Lisa W. Zetley, MD, FAAP

Pediatrician Guidance in Supporting Families of Children Who Are Adopted, Fostered, or in Kinship Care
Tags

Adoptee Health, Pediatrics

Published

December 6, 2020

Abstract/Summary
The child welfare system strives to provide children and adolescents in foster care with a safe, nurturing environment through kinship and nonkinship foster care placement with the goal of either reunification with birth parents or adoption. Pediatricians can support families who care for children and adolescents who are fostered and adopted while attending to children's medical needs and helping each child attain their developmental potential. Although this report primarily focuses on children in the US child welfare system, private and internationally adopted children often have similar needs.
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