ACOA April Training 2020

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Understanding Foster Care Mental Health

Test your knowledge about the mental health needs of children in foster care with our comprehensive quiz. This quiz covers vital information regarding the challenges and interventions necessary for the wellbeing of youth in the child welfare system.

Key Topics Covered:

Mental health interventions
The impact of responsive adults
Long-term risks due to violence
Trauma from family separation
Importance of comprehensive assessments

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CaringHeart521

Resource Parents must provide psychiatric medication to children in care, even if they are against medicine.

True

False

80 % of youth involved with the children’s welfare system require mental health intervention.

True

False

All foster youth have a high level of mental health needs that are being met.

True

False

Responsive and dependable adults shape healthy, emotional, and cognitive development.

True

False

In efforts for children to become productive adults, their well-being is essential.

True

False

NMD’s have two to eight times the rates of various psychiatric medication prescribing.

True

False

County representatives now understand that children and youth in foster care face long-term risks from their exposure to violence.

True

False

Increasing access to comprehensive assessments can promote the well-being of children.

True

False

The social and emotional well-being of children in foster care is not jeopardized by the condition that makes them vulnerable.

True

False

Trauma can be compounded by the removal of children from their families, loved ones, and communities and by adverse experiences in foster care

True

False

ACOA April Training 2020

Understanding Foster Care Mental Health

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