2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.07.003
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Mental Health Beliefs and Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services in Youth Aging out of Foster Care

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“… United Kingdom 10 12. Sakai et al [ 43 ] 28 History of MH service use while in foster care and use of at least one MH service after aging out. Purposive sampling from a community center assisting youth transitioning to adulthood from foster care.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… United Kingdom 10 12. Sakai et al [ 43 ] 28 History of MH service use while in foster care and use of at least one MH service after aging out. Purposive sampling from a community center assisting youth transitioning to adulthood from foster care.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2,19,20 Appropriate services and treatment may strengthen the stability of placements, both foster and kinship, and improve child outcomes over the long term. 21 Children and adolescents also may reside in other caregiving arrangements. Approximately 15% of the foster care population, nearly all of them adolescents with significant mental health and behavioral problems, reside in either group homes or residential treatment facilities.…”
Section: Type Of Placementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…8 The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Pub L No. 106-169) gave states the option to continue providing some casework, housing, job training, and health resources to emancipated youth until 21 The racial/ethnic profiles of the foster care population vary among communities, and the faces in foster care in any given community tend to reflect the faces of those living in poverty. The race-ethnicity of children in foster care has shifted in the past decade, although minorities are still overrepresented.…”
Section: Trends In Foster Carementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Countless studies with samples of young adults who have been in foster care demonstrate a lack of awareness and delay in using healthcare systems as well as higher rates of chronic illness, homelessness, pregnancy and mental health issues than peers (Center for Disease Control & Prevention, ; Courtney et al., ; Dworsky, Napolitano, & Courtney, ; Kääriälä & Hiilamo, ; Kruszka et al., ; Sakai et al., ). Higher rates of specific health outcomes among young adults formerly in foster care suggest that healthcare needs remain unmet after young adults leave foster care.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Young adults who left foster care are likely to assume full adult responsibilities without the social support of families, friends or even consistent healthcare providers. They may lack awareness of using healthcare insurance or accessing providers (Kruszka, Lindell, Killion, & Criss, ), delay acquiring health insurance despite their immediate health care and mental health needs (Sakai et al., ) and may not have medical records depending on number of placements, and current living situation (Hornor, ). Transitional programmes are provided for young adults who leave foster care; however, these programmes are not consistent across all states and provide varying support for the transition to adult responsibilities (Greeson, Garcia, Kim, Thompson, & Courtney, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%