The Family Coach

The statistics on the children and families in the foster care system always give me pause. Approximately 50% of children in the foster care system are diagnosed with a mental health disorder—a higher rate than their non-foster peers. These youth are three to four times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, depression, anxiety, and disruptive mood and impulse control disorders (see The Prevalence Of Mental Disorders Among Children And Adolescents In The Child Welfare System and A Systematic Review Of Mental Health Disorders Of Children In Foster Care). And they are four times more likely to attempt . . .