Children and teens have often received only fragmentary and sporadic health care prior to entering foster care.   

Dental and oral health care remains some of the most difficult health services to access for children and teens in foster care.  

Mental and behavioral health is the largest unmet health need for children and teens in foster care.   

Healthy child development is rooted in the experiences of infancy and early childhood —experiences that are mediated for the child through their parents and caregivers.   

Educational health is not a term often used or heard. For children and teens in foster care, educational health is particularly critical.