Our findings suggest that the most
important mental health screening issue with children in foster care is to identify what specific mental health problems need to be addressed so that the most effective treatment services can be provided.
Not exact matches
Should you decide to pursue an independent match rather than working through an agency, it's
important to note that much of the background and
mental health screening will not be performed — it will be up to you to decide if there are any
screenings you'd like a potential carrier to undergo.
While some providers forget to ask about your
mental health, a good
screening for postpartum depression is
important.
In the context of the recent DoD task force findings, these results may indicate that treatment for PTSD is not optimal in military
health clinics because soldiers are either not receiving a sufficient number of sessions or the provided treatment is ineffective.18 An
important requirement for implementing any population
mental health screening program is that adequate resources are available to cope with the workload generated by the
screening process.39
For curative interventions, it seems
important to
screen for
mental health problems in parents and if present, to address these problems in interventions.