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New York Foster Care: Independent Living Classes hosted by Saddle Rock Ranch

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New York Foster Care. Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Independent Living Classes hosted by Saddle Rock Ranch. Program aids teens in foster care. Harrison, Lauren, Long Island Newsday, 12/8/12. Teenagers sat at tables in a Middle Island classroom equipped with a kitchen, watching as a professional chef demonstrated how to chop a cucumber. Food safety and healthy cooking were among several skills 30 teens in New York's foster care system learned Saturday at the launch of a special respite program. A significan...

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New York Foster Care: October 2012

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New York Foster Care. Saturday, October 27, 2012. Dental Partnership With Child Welfare. NYU Dentistry, foster care agency partnership, improves child health, aids student training. Press Release, October 21, 2012. For the dental students, the experience has been eye-opening. Most of the dental students have little knowledge of the foster care system,". Dental health has been described as a "window" to a child's well-being," said Mitchell Rubin, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Graham Windham. "We believe...

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New York Foster Care: A Medical Guide for Youth in Foster Care

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New York Foster Care. Wednesday, December 28, 2011. A Medical Guide for Youth in Foster Care. A Medical Guide for Youth in Foster Care. New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services has released a 28-page booklet to guide youth in care through the health care system. The booklet covers informed consent, rights to privacy and to refuse medication, and information about how to get and pay for medical care. (2011). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New York Foster Care Resources.

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New York Foster Care: Overmedication of Foster Youth - and Yes, the Drug Companies Are Making Money

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New York Foster Care. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Overmedication of Foster Youth - and Yes, the Drug Companies Are Making Money. Drugs Used for Psychotics Go to Youths in Foster Care. Carey, Benedict. New York Times, Nov. 20, 2011. Foster children are being prescribed cocktails of powerful antipsychosis drugs just as frequently as some of the most mentally disabled youngsters on Medicaid, a new study suggests. The report, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The implication, Dr. dosReis and ot...

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New York Foster Care: April 2010

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New York Foster Care. Monday, April 5, 2010. NY Proposed Legislation re: Immigrant Children in Foster Care. Dromm Bill Helps Immigrant Children In Foster Care. By John Toscano, Western Queens Gazette, March 31, 2010. A bill that would require the city Administration for Children’s Services to create a plan to protect immigrant children in foster care and perhaps put them on the path to permanent status in the U.S. was passed by the City Council last week. Without a dedicated plan for immigrant services, ...

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New York Foster Care: October 2011

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New York Foster Care. Tuesday, October 25, 2011. One-fourth of New York City foster youth age out immediately into homelessness. A Deal to Help Foster Youths Find Housing. Secret, Mosi. New York Times, October 20, 2011. New York City has reached an agreement on a proposed settlement of a lawsuit that claims the city allows older children to leave foster care only to become immediately homeless. Each year, roughly 800 to 1,100 people age 18 to 21 are discharged from foster care to fend for themselves,.

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New York Foster Care: Dental Partnership With Child Welfare

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New York Foster Care. Saturday, October 27, 2012. Dental Partnership With Child Welfare. NYU Dentistry, foster care agency partnership, improves child health, aids student training. Press Release, October 21, 2012. For the dental students, the experience has been eye-opening. Most of the dental students have little knowledge of the foster care system,". Dental health has been described as a "window" to a child's well-being," said Mitchell Rubin, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Graham Windham. "We believe...

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New York Foster Care: December 2009

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New York Foster Care. Sunday, December 27, 2009. THE GREATEST LOVE: Former foster kids Merli Desrosier (left) and her big sister, Marie Estimé, are setting up house in Brooklyn. Photo credits: Angel Chevrestt of the NY Post. A 'minor' miracle: Feisty foster kid to be sister's keeper. Klein, Melissa. New York Post, Dec. 27, 2009. Every year, Merli Desrosier promised her little sister a Christmas gift better than a new doll or the latest computer game. Merli was placed in foster care again at 16 after an a...

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New York Foster Care: December 2010

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New York Foster Care. Thursday, December 23, 2010. New York Children Caught in the Cycle of Poverty. When Children Are Caught in the Cycle of Poverty. Mascia, Jennifer. New York Times, Dec. 18, 2010. The economic collapse has taken a toll on vast segments of society, but it has affected some groups disproportionately. Among those are children. In New York City, 30 percent of children are living in poverty. One out of every five children relies on local food banks or pantries. Who said, “Those who l...

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New York Foster Care: December 2011

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New York Foster Care. Wednesday, December 28, 2011. A Medical Guide for Youth in Foster Care. A Medical Guide for Youth in Foster Care. New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services has released a 28-page booklet to guide youth in care through the health care system. The booklet covers informed consent, rights to privacy and to refuse medication, and information about how to get and pay for medical care. (2011). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). New York Foster Care Resources. We Deserve Love Too.