Adverse childhood experiences among children placed in and adopted from foster care: Evidence from a nationally representative survey

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages 117-129

  Turney, Kristin ^a   Wildeman, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Family relations; Foster home care; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCED PARENT; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; FAMILY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL ABUSE; PARENTAL DEATH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POVERTY; PRISONER; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; CHILD ABUSE; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 85009112356     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.12.009     Document Type: Article

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