Children and youth in care are more likely to have experienced trauma that can affect future health. A comprehensive, trauma-informed health strategy for these children and youth is long overdue.
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Aging out of the supportive world of pediatric care at a vulnerable time in life can pose risks to teens with chronic health conditions as they enter the resource-strapped adult care system.
Managing a chronic health condition can make the transition to post-secondary education more complex.
For youth under state guardianship the state has assumed the role of the parent. But state parenting falls short of how most people would treat their children.
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Professor of Psychology, Saint Mary’s University
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Pediatric Rheumatologist, Associate Professor Pediatrics, McMaster University
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PhD in Health Candidate, Dalhousie University
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PhD candidate (health), Dalhousie University
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Community Pediatrician within Division of Community Pediatrics/Adjunct assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University
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Assistant professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Dalhousie University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary; Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) McMaster Univeristy, McMaster University
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, York University, Canada
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Senior Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury
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Provincial Clinical Lead for Trauma Informed Care, IWK/NSH Child/Youth MHA, Sessional Instructor, Dalhousie School of Social Work, PhD Candidate in Health, Dalhousie University
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MD (Internal Medicine Resident) & PhD candidate (Focus on Geriatrics), Dalhousie University