Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in the Child Welfare System: What Every Policymaker Should Know

Reports:

Title:: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in the Child Welfare System: What Every Policymaker Should Know
Author(s):: Cooper, Janice L.
Banghart, Patti L.
Aratani, Yumiko
Date:: 2010
Type:: Reports
Department:: National Center for Children in Poverty
Permanent URL:: http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:10719
Publisher:: Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Publisher Location:: New York
Abstract:: This issue brief explores what we currently know about the prevalence of young children (ages birth to 5) in the child welfare system, how the occurrence of maltreatment or neglect affects their development, and the services currently offered versus needed for these young children.
Subject(s):: Individual and family studies
Developmental psychology