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Addressing the developmental and mental health needs of young children in foster careLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital San Diego, 3020 Children s Way, MC 5033, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 26:140-51. 2005..This paper provides a framework for health, developmental, and mental health professionals seeking to partner with child welfare to develop and implement programs addressing these critical issues...
Implementing the American Academy of Pediatrics attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnostic guidelines in primary care settingsLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital, San Diego, California 92123 0282, USA
Pediatrics 114:129-40. 2004....
Investigating ADHD treatment trajectories: listening to families' stories about medication useLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123 0282, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 28:179-88. 2007..Policymakers, federal agencies, and researchers have called for more in-depth investigation of contextual mechanisms that may explain differences in medication use among youths with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
Associations between intensity of child welfare involvement and child development among young children in child welfareAubyn C Stahmer
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center at Rady Children s Hospital, 3020 Children s Way, MC 5033, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Child Abuse Negl 33:598-611. 2009..To examine developmental and behavioral status of children in child welfare (CW) over time, by intensity of CW involvement using a national probability sample...
Contextual predictors of mental health service use among children open to child welfareMichael S Hurlburt
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 61:1217-24. 2004..Children involved with child welfare systems are at high risk for emotional and behavioral problems. Many children with identified mental health problems do not receive care, especially ethnic/minority children...
Developmental and behavioral needs and service use for young children in child welfareAubyn C Stahmer
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Pediatrics 116:891-900. 2005....
Attention on inattention: the differential effect of caregiver education on endorsement of ADHD symptomsJill Weckerly
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital, San Diego, California 92123, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 26:201-8. 2005..There is a clear effect of caregiver education on ADHD symptom endorsement patterns, raising concerns that demographic factors related to symptom measurement may contribute to discrepancies in the assessment and treatment of ADHD...
Behavior problems and placement change in a national child welfare sample: a prospective studyGregory A Aarons
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 49:70-80. 2010..The purpose of this study was to prospectively examine the relations of behavior problems and placement change in a nationally representative sample of youths in the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being...
Relationship between entry into child welfare and mental health service useLaurel K Leslie
University of California, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:981-7. 2005..This study examined the relationship between initiation of outpatient mental health service use and level of child welfare involvement...
The physical, developmental, and mental health needs of young children in child welfare by initial placement typeLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital, San Diego, California 92123 0282, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 26:177-85. 2005....
Comprehensive assessments for children entering foster care: a national perspectiveLaurel K Leslie
University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
Pediatrics 112:134-42. 2003....
Outpatient mental health services for children in foster care: a national perspectiveLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, 3020 Children's Way, MC 5033, San Diego, CA 92123-4282, USA
Child Abuse Negl 28:699-714. 2004....
Implementing ADHD guidelines in primary care: does one size fit all?Laurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital, San Diego, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 17:302-27. 2006..Open-ended interviews with clinicians confirmed these findings and revealed a need for tailoring of implementation strategies to more closely fit the needs of children and families cared for in public sector settings...
Caregiver depression and medication use by youths with ADHD who receive services in the public sectorLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital San Diego, 3020 Children s Way, MC 5033, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:131-4. 2007..This study examined caregiver depression and medication use by youths with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the public sector...
Association between mental and physical health problems in high-risk adolescents: a longitudinal studyGregory A Aarons
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children s Hospital, San Diego, California 92123 4282, USA
J Adolesc Health 43:260-7. 2008..This longitudinal study examined the relationship between mental and physical health problems in a sample of high-risk youth served in the public sector...
ADHD service use patterns in youthLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Pediatrics Department at the University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:695-710. 2007..To review what is currently known about service use by youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and discuss research and policy implications...
Racial/ethnic differences in the use of psychotropic medication in high-risk children and adolescentsLaurel K Leslie
Research Scientist, Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, 3020 Children s Way MC 5033, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 42:1433-42. 2003..To investigate rates of psychotropic medication use by youths served in public service sectors as a function of race/ethnicity...
Predictors of outpatient mental health service use--the role of foster care placement changeSigrid James
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
Ment Health Serv Res 6:127-41. 2004..Findings from this study have implications for the practice, policy and research fields in child welfare as well as mental health...
ADHD service use patterns in youthLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center CASRC, Pediatrics Department at the University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
Ambul Pediatr 7:107-20. 2007..To review what is currently known about service use by youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and discuss research and policy implications...
Foster care and Medicaid managed careLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123-4282, USA
Child Welfare 82:367-92. 2003..This article reviews the issues surrounding delivery of managed health care services to children in foster care and describes several solutions...
Management of the child with a learning disorderKatina M Lambros
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123-0282, USA
Pediatr Ann 34:275-87. 2005....
Training young pediatricians as leaders for the 21st centuryLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children s Hospital, 3020 Children s Way, MC 5033, San Diego, CA 92123 0282, USA
Pediatrics 115:765-73. 2005..To conduct a needs assessment with young pediatricians who participate in a leadership training program and to evaluate the effectiveness of that program...
The role of primary care physicians in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderLaurel K Leslie
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Children's Hospital, 3020 Children's Way, MC 5033, San Diego, CA 92123-0282, USA
Pediatr Ann 31:475-84. 2002
Longitudinal patterns of health insurance coverage among a national sample of children in the child welfare systemRamesh Raghavan
Washington University in St Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Dr, St Louis, MO 63130, USA
Am J Public Health 98:478-84. 2008..We sought to describe health insurance coverage over time among a national sample of children who came into contact with child welfare or child protective services agencies...
Approaching ADHD as a chronic condition: implications for long-term adherenceJeanne Van Cleave
Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, USA
Pediatr Ann 37:19-26. 2008
Accuracy of caregiver identification of developmental delays among young children involved with child welfareMolly Curtin Berkoff
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 27:310-8. 2006....
Approaching ADHD as a chronic condition: implications for long-term adherenceJeanne Van Cleave
Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 46:28-37. 2008..Each of these is discussed, and an individual example is described. Adopting the Chronic Care Model for Child Health has the potential to improve the quality of care for ADHD...
