Foster Children's Mental Health Issues

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The Foster Care System Has a Suicide Problem. Federal Cuts Threaten To Slow Fixes. - KFF Health News

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Children in foster care are significantly more likely to have mental health issues, researchers say.

They attempt or complete suicide at rates three to four times that of youths in the general population.

Efforts underway to provide widespread screening, diagnosis, and treatment are threatened by sweeping funding cuts.

Some states have made changes to address the foster care gaps on their own, but often it has taken legal action to spark changes in suicide prevention efforts.

Experts caution that the changes taking place in foster care systems are not enough to steer outcomes.

April Miller , 27 , entered the system in Minnesota at age 3 and is now a social worker and suicide prevention coordinator.

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