TY - JOUR
T1 - Needs of Kinship care families and pediatric practice
AU - Council on foster care, adoption, and kinship care
AU - Rubin, David
AU - Springer, Sarah H.
AU - Zlotnik, Sarah
AU - Kang-Yi, Christina D.
AU - Szilagyi, Moira
AU - Forkey, Heather
AU - Harmon, David
AU - Jaudes, Paula
AU - Jones, Veronnie Faye
AU - Lee, Paul
AU - Nalven, Lisa
AU - Sagor, Linda
AU - Schulte, Elaine
AU - Zetley, Lisa W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2017/4
Y1 - 2017/4
N2 - As many as 3% of children in the United States live in kinship care arrangements with caregivers who are relatives but not the biological parents of the child. A growing body of evidence suggests that children who cannot live with their biological parents fare better, overall, when living with extended family than with nonrelated foster parents. Acknowledging this, federal laws and public policies increasingly favor kinship care over nonrelative foster care when children are unable to live with their biological parents. Despite overall better outcomes, families providing kinship care experience many hardships, and the children experience many of the same adversities of children in traditional foster care. This policy statement reviews both the strengths and vulnerabilities of kinship families and suggests strategies for pediatricians to use to address the needs of individual patients and families. Strategies are also outlined for community, state, and federal advocacy on behalf of these children and their families.
AB - As many as 3% of children in the United States live in kinship care arrangements with caregivers who are relatives but not the biological parents of the child. A growing body of evidence suggests that children who cannot live with their biological parents fare better, overall, when living with extended family than with nonrelated foster parents. Acknowledging this, federal laws and public policies increasingly favor kinship care over nonrelative foster care when children are unable to live with their biological parents. Despite overall better outcomes, families providing kinship care experience many hardships, and the children experience many of the same adversities of children in traditional foster care. This policy statement reviews both the strengths and vulnerabilities of kinship families and suggests strategies for pediatricians to use to address the needs of individual patients and families. Strategies are also outlined for community, state, and federal advocacy on behalf of these children and their families.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2017-0099
DO - 10.1542/peds.2017-0099
M3 - Article
C2 - 28348199
AN - SCOPUS:85018953097
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 139
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 4
M1 - e20170099
ER -