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These high rates of mental health problems may also affect rates of educational and occupational success...
Professor of Health Care Policy Ronald Kessler, a co-author of the project, says foster children’s greater likelihood of mental health risks is primarily based upon the experiences, such as neglect and abuse, that children face before entering the foster system...
...also contends that there is a need for more mental health treatment within the current foster care system...
...This currently occurs for kids who have acting-out problems, like violence or substance disorders or [Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder], but not nearly as much for kids with more silent mental health problems like depression or PTSD,” Kessler wrote...
...study suggests that states should not only help kids within the foster care network, but also provide assistance to its alumni. Beyond lengthening placements and providing more social service workers to foster children, the provision of social and financial support for alumni may counteract future mental health risks...