What is it about?
Integrated primary care is considered the gold standard for the care of young people with child welfare involvement, but little guidance exists on how to operationalize it. This article describes the development of such a model of care, along with lessons learned and outstanding challenges.
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Why is it important?
Children involved with the child welfare system have high rates of behavioral health concerns, chronic health conditions, and developmental disabilities; interact with multiple systems; and have often been exposed to trauma. For these reasons, children with child welfare involvement need access to a trauma-informed, integrated primary care home. This article details the structure and design of such a clinic, including community, research and advocacy components of the Center's model.
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I hope this article inspires others to think about ways in which they can enhance the healthcare services they provide to better meet the needs of this vulnerable population and provides information to help in advocating for better, more coordinated healthcare for children in care.
jill mcleigh
Children's Health Children's Medical Center Dallas
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This page is a summary of: Caring for children in child welfare systems: A trauma-informed model of integrated primary care., Practice Innovations, March 2020, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/pri0000108.
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