OBJECTIVE: This technical report reviews and synthesizes the published literature on
racial/ethnic disparities in children's health and health care. METHODS: A systematic review …

Background In the UK and internationally, there have been increasing calls for interagency
collaboration across mental health services for children and young people. However, it is not …

Atypical diurnal patterns of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity have been
observed in samples of individuals following early life adversity. A characteristic pattern …

Foster care is often preferred to other placement options for children in the child welfare
system. However, it is not clear how the developmental outcomes of foster children relate to …

Objective To examine the influence of kinship care on behavioral problems after 18 and 36
months in out-of-home care. Growth in placement of children with kin has occurred despite …

OBJECTIVE: Interorganizational relationships (IORs) between child welfare agencies and
mental health service providers may facilitate mental health treatment access for vulnerable …

Objectives. We determined whether or not juvenile detainees with major mental disorders
received treatment, and the variables that predicted who received services. Methods. Our …

There is growing agreement that child and youth services have been slow to implement
evidence-based practice (EBP). A variety of interrelated barriers and facilitators of EBP …

Background Children in out-of-home care are consistently found to have poor mental health
compared to children in the general population. However, UK research has so far failed to …

Unmet need for behavioral health care is a serious problem for crossover youth, or those
simultaneously involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Although a large …