Science backs how much foster care sucks
Science backs how much foster care sucks
- October 17, 2016
- Kristin Turney, sociology, via the New York Daily News, Oct. 17, 2016
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“No previous research has considered how the mental and physical well-being of children who have spent time in foster care compares to that of children in the general population,” said study co-author Kristin Turney, UCI associate professor of sociology, in the report. … “Foster care children are in considerably worse health than other children,” noted Turney.
For the full story, please visit http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/science-backs-foster-care-sucks-article-1.2833834.
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