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Children With Disabilities
Resources and information about serving children with disabilities, including State and local examples.
Children With Disabilities in Foster Care
National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections
Includes resources, guides, and policies addressing the needs of disabled children in foster care.
Coordinating Treatment for Children in Foster Care With Physically Disabling Conditions ((PDF - 1628 KB)
National CASA Association (2009)
Discusses the number of children with disabilities in foster care, the impact of loss of family connections on the child, and the need for coordinated care.
Estimates of Supplemental Security Income Eligibility for Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families (2008)
Examines Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility among children living in out-of-home care in the child welfare system, using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Indicates that a large number of children living in foster care may be eligible for SSI. (PDF - 520 KB)
Forgotten Children: A Case for Action for Children and Youth With Disabilities in Foster Care (PDF - 168 KB)
United Cerebral Palsy Associations (2008)
Provides a summary of research and information regarding children and youth with disabilities in foster care.
Fostering Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs: Tip Sheets: Quick References for Parents (PDF - 222 KB)
Explains the challenges involved in fostering children and youth with special health care needs.
Out-of-Home Placement for Young Children with Developmental and Medical Conditions
Rosenberg & Robinson
Children and Youth Services Review, 26(8), 2004
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Examines the impact of developmental and health problems of young children on child welfare outcomes.
Service Needs of Foster Families with Children Who Have Disabilities
Brown, Moraes, & Mayhew
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 14(3), 2005
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Examines the service needs of foster families with children who have disabilities.
Transition for Youth with Disabilities: A Look at State Programs, Progress, and Promising Practices (PDF - 464 KB)
The Center for Workers with Disabilities' Task Force on Youth in Transition (2006)
Looks at state programs to help youth with disabilities with the transition to adulthood. (Word - 619 KB)
Transition Planning for Foster Youth with Disabilities: Are We Falling Short? An Awareness Document for Parents, Professionals and Youth (PDF - 138 KB)
Fostering Futures Project (2004)
Discusses transition planning for foster youth with disabilities, including a needs assessment for this population and strategies for improved outcomes.
Youth With Disabilities in the Foster Care System: Barriers to Success and Proposed Policy Solutions
National Council on Disabilities (2008)
Provides information about youth with disabilities in foster care, including the challenges they face and how the complex array of existing programs and services could be better designed to improve their outcomes.
State and local examples
Prevalence of Children With Disabilities in the Child Welfare System: An Analysis of State Administrative Data
University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (2009)
Explores the prevalence and characteristics of children with disabilities in the child welfare system in Minnesota and compares them to children without disabilities, focusing particularly on ethnicity, gender, rural/urban location, and out-of-home care placement rates. (PDF - 52 KB)
Transition for Youth with Disabilities: A Look at State Programs, Progress, and Promising Practices (PDF - 464 KB)
The Center for Workers with Disabilities' Task Force on Youth in Transition (2006)
Looks at state programs to help youth with disabilities with the transition to adulthood. (Word - 619 KB)
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Children With Disabilities