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dc.contributor.author | Sawyer, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Carbone, J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Searle, A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Robinson, P. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Medical Journal of Australia, 2007; 186(4):181-184 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0025-729X | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1326-5377 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/43334 | - |
dc.description | The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To identify the prevalence of mental health problems, rates of suicidal ideation and behaviour, and use of professional mental health services among children and adolescents residing in home-based foster care, and to compare these rates with those reported for children and adolescents in the general Australian community. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Participants and setting: 326 children and adolescents (aged 6–17 years) residing in home-based foster care in the Adelaide metropolitan region between August 2004 and January 2006. Main outcome measures: Prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems, suicidal ideation and behaviour, and use of professional services to obtain help for emotional and behavioural problems. Results: 61.0% of children and adolescents living in home-based foster care scored above the recommended cut-off for behaviour problems on the Child Behavior Checklist and 35.2% of adolescents scored above the cut-off on the Youth Self Report. 6.7% of 13–17- year olds in home-based foster care reported a suicide attempt that required medical treatment during the previous year. Caregivers reported that 53.4% of children needed professional help for their mental health problems but only 26.9% had obtained help during the previous 6 months. Conclusion: Children in home-based foster care experience high rates of mental health problems but only a minority receive professional help for their problems. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Michael G Sawyer, Josephine A Carbone, Amelia K Searle and Philip Robinson | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd | - |
dc.source.uri | http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/186_04_190207/saw10752_fm.html | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Foster Home Care | - |
dc.subject | Prevalence | - |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | - |
dc.subject | Affective Symptoms | - |
dc.subject | Aggression | - |
dc.subject | Depression | - |
dc.subject | Suicide, Attempted | - |
dc.subject | Anxiety | - |
dc.subject | Mental Health | - |
dc.subject | Attention | - |
dc.subject | Child Behavior Disorders | - |
dc.subject | Mental Health Services | - |
dc.subject | Juvenile Delinquency | - |
dc.subject | Adolescent | - |
dc.subject | Child | - |
dc.subject | Adolescent Health Services | - |
dc.subject | Child Health Services | - |
dc.subject | Urban Health Services | - |
dc.subject | Australia | - |
dc.subject | Female | - |
dc.subject | Male | - |
dc.title | The mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents in home-based foster care | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00857.x | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Sawyer, M. [0000-0002-7834-0561] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Searle, A. [0000-0002-8602-0146] | - |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Paediatrics publications |
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