Developmental Challenges of Young Children in Foster Care: Policy Statement

Douglas Waite, Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, Jessica Simkins, Unknown, Mary Booth Vaden Greiner, Molly Curtin Berkoff, Julia Marie Bledsoe, Camille Broussard, Kristine A Campbell, Kathryn W Carlsen, Adrienne Wallace Carmack, James Gabel Kaferly, Rachael Keefe, Gauri Kolhatkar, Rebecca Seltzer, Lisa Zetley, Unknown, Jennifer Kinwa Poon, Marilyn Christine Augustyn, Robin Krause Blitz, Yi Hui Liu, Adiaha Idara Anopawuia Spinks-Franklin, Alexis Tchaconas, Jennifer Marlene Zubler, Peter J. Joseph Smith, Sonia Ann Monteiro, John Ichiro Takayama, Jennifer Walton

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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2026-077417
Published: 2026-06-22
Container: Pediatrics
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
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@article{allodium:10.1542/peds.2026-077417,
  title = {Developmental Challenges of Young Children in Foster Care: Policy Statement},
  author = {Douglas Waite and Adiaha Spinks-Franklin and Jessica Simkins and Unknown and Mary Booth Vaden Greiner and Molly Curtin Berkoff and Julia Marie Bledsoe and Camille Broussard and Kristine A Campbell and Kathryn W Carlsen and Adrienne Wallace Carmack and James Gabel Kaferly and Rachael Keefe and Gauri Kolhatkar and Rebecca Seltzer and Lisa Zetley and Unknown and Jennifer Kinwa Poon and Marilyn Christine Augustyn and Robin Krause Blitz and Yi Hui Liu and Adiaha Idara Anopawuia Spinks-Franklin and Alexis Tchaconas and Jennifer Marlene Zubler and Peter J. Joseph Smith and Sonia Ann Monteiro and John Ichiro Takayama and Jennifer Walton},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Pediatrics},
  doi = {10.1542/peds.2026-077417},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2026-077417}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Developmental Challenges of Young Children in Foster Care: Policy Statement
AU  - Douglas Waite
AU  - Adiaha Spinks-Franklin
AU  - Jessica Simkins
AU  - Unknown
AU  - Mary Booth Vaden Greiner
AU  - Molly Curtin Berkoff
AU  - Julia Marie Bledsoe
AU  - Camille Broussard
AU  - Kristine A Campbell
AU  - Kathryn W Carlsen
AU  - Adrienne Wallace Carmack
AU  - James Gabel Kaferly
AU  - Rachael Keefe
AU  - Gauri Kolhatkar
AU  - Rebecca Seltzer
AU  - Lisa Zetley
AU  - Unknown
AU  - Jennifer Kinwa Poon
AU  - Marilyn Christine Augustyn
AU  - Robin Krause Blitz
AU  - Yi Hui Liu
AU  - Adiaha Idara Anopawuia Spinks-Franklin
AU  - Alexis Tchaconas
AU  - Jennifer Marlene Zubler
AU  - Peter J. Joseph Smith
AU  - Sonia Ann Monteiro
AU  - John Ichiro Takayama
AU  - Jennifer Walton
PY  - 2026
JO  - Pediatrics
DO  - 10.1542/peds.2026-077417
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Waite, D., Spinks-Franklin, A., Simkins, J., Unknown, Greiner, M. B. V., Berkoff, M. C., Bledsoe, J. M., Broussard, C., Campbell, K. A., Carlsen, K. W., Carmack, A. W., Kaferly, J. G., Keefe, R., Kolhatkar, G., Seltzer, R., Zetley, L., Unknown, Poon, J. K., Augustyn, M. C., Blitz, R. K., Liu, Y. H., Spinks-Franklin, A. I. A., Tchaconas, A., Zubler, J. M., Smith, P. J. J., Monteiro, S. A., Takayama, J. I., & Walton, J. (2026). Developmental Challenges of Young Children in Foster Care: Policy Statement. Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2026-077417

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