Out-of-home placement for children and adolescents with disabilities-Addendum: Care options for Children and adolescents with disabilities and medical complexity

COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

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Abstract

Children and adolescents with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical problems require safe and comprehensive care to meet their medical and psychosocial needs. Ideally, such children and youth should be cared for by their families in their home environments. When this type of arrangement is not possible, there should be exploration of appropriate, alternative noncongregate community-based settings, especially alternative family homes. Government funding sources exist to support care in the community, although there is variability among states with regard to the availability of community programs and resources. It is important that families are supported in learning about options of care. Pediatricians can serve as advocates for their patients and their families to access community-based services and to increase the availability of resources to ensure that the option to live in a family home is available to all children with complex medical needs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere20163216
JournalPediatrics
Volume138
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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