Lead author Melissa Danielson, MSPH, a statistician with the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, said findings that children in foster care experience high rates of ADHD along with other, simultaneous behavioral disorders as compared to their peers in Medicaid shows a substantial need for medical and behavioral services within this group. (sciencedaily.com)
Alcohol and drug use among alumni of foster care: Decreasing dependency through improvement of foster care experiences (cambridge.org)
Studies show students in foster care experience high rates of school mobility; delayed enrollment when school changes occur; high suspension, expulsion, and dropout rates; and low college graduation rates. (dataqualitycampaign.org)