Named Groups

Foster Child

Individual who is unable to live safely with his or her family, usually due to abuse or neglect in the family home.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Individual who is unable to live safely with his or her family, usually due to abuse or neglect in the family home.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Child, Foster
  • Children, Foster
  • Foster Children
  • Foster Youth
  • Foster Youths
  • Youth, Foster
  • Youths, Foster

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2018

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Tree Number

  1. M01w.107

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Foster Child. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073921. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073921
  2. Foster Child. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2793701