TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Age Factors
KW - Child
KW - Child Abuse/therapy
KW - Foster Home Care
KW - Health Services Accessibility/standards
KW - Humans
KW - Mental Health Services
KW - Young Adult
AU - C. W. Christian
AU - D. F. Schwarz
A1 - 
AB - BACKGROUND: Child maltreatment is a public health problem with lifelong health consequences for survivors. Each year, >29 000 adolescents leave foster care via emancipation without achieving family permanency. The previous 30 years of research has revealed the significant physical and mental health consequences of child maltreatment, yet health and well-being have not been a priority for the child welfare system. OBJECTIVES: To describe the health outcomes of maltreated children and those in foster care and barriers to transitioning these adolescents to adult systems of care. METHODS: We reviewed the literature about pediatric and adult health outcomes for maltreated children, barriers to transition, and recent efforts to improve health and well-being for this population. RESULTS: The health of child and adult survivors of child maltreatment is poor. Both physical and mental health problems are significant, and many maltreated children have special health care needs. Barriers to care include medical, child welfare, and social issues. Although children often have complex medical problems, they infrequently have a medical home, their complex health care needs are poorly understood by the child welfare system that is responsible for them, and they lack the family supports that most young adults require for success. Recent federal legislation requires states and local child welfare agencies to assess and improve health and well-being for foster children. CONCLUSIONS: Few successful transition data are available for maltreated children and those in foster care, but opportunities for improvement have been highlighted by recent federal legislation.
BT - Pediatrics
C5 - Medical Home
CP - 1
CY - United States
DO - 10.1542/peds.2010-2297
IS - 1
JF - Pediatrics
N2 - BACKGROUND: Child maltreatment is a public health problem with lifelong health consequences for survivors. Each year, >29 000 adolescents leave foster care via emancipation without achieving family permanency. The previous 30 years of research has revealed the significant physical and mental health consequences of child maltreatment, yet health and well-being have not been a priority for the child welfare system. OBJECTIVES: To describe the health outcomes of maltreated children and those in foster care and barriers to transitioning these adolescents to adult systems of care. METHODS: We reviewed the literature about pediatric and adult health outcomes for maltreated children, barriers to transition, and recent efforts to improve health and well-being for this population. RESULTS: The health of child and adult survivors of child maltreatment is poor. Both physical and mental health problems are significant, and many maltreated children have special health care needs. Barriers to care include medical, child welfare, and social issues. Although children often have complex medical problems, they infrequently have a medical home, their complex health care needs are poorly understood by the child welfare system that is responsible for them, and they lack the family supports that most young adults require for success. Recent federal legislation requires states and local child welfare agencies to assess and improve health and well-being for foster children. CONCLUSIONS: Few successful transition data are available for maltreated children and those in foster care, but opportunities for improvement have been highlighted by recent federal legislation.
PP - United States
PY - 2011
SN - 1098-4275; 0031-4005
SP - 139
EP - 145
EP - 
T1 - Child maltreatment and the transition to adult-based medical and mental health care
T2 - Pediatrics
TI - Child maltreatment and the transition to adult-based medical and mental health care
U1 - Medical Home
U2 - 21149424
U3 - 10.1542/peds.2010-2297
VL - 127
VO - 1098-4275; 0031-4005
Y1 - 2011
ER -