Treating Mental Health Disorders for Children in Child Welfare Care: Evaluating the Outcome Literature

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  • Shannon L. Stewart
  • Alan Leschied
  • Wendy den Dunnen
  • Sharla Zalmanowitz
  • Philip Baiden
چکیده

Abstract Background Children involved in the child welfare system (CWS) have a greater need for mental health treatment relative to children in the general population. However, the research on mental health treatment for children in the CWS is sparse with only one known previous review of mental health services with children in the CWS. Objective This review reports on an evaluation of the literature examining mental health interventions for children within the CWS. Methods The Grades of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) process was used as the basis of the evaluation.

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تاریخ انتشار 2013