The following tools and resources aim to provide health care professionals with the necessary background, health assessment forms, forms to facilitate communication and collaboration between professionals, and other materials to help care for children and teens in foster care.

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Foster Care Journey Understand a child’s journey through the child welfare system
Confidentiality Laws Tip Sheet Understand laws around patient confidentiality
Tips for Working With Children and Teens in Foster Care Know who to work with
10 Things Every Pediatrician Should Know About Children in Foster Care Understand where these children are coming from and your role as a pediatrician

Health Information Form Assess and monitor children and teens in foster care
Health Summary Form Complete a health summary form at the conclusion of every visit, and provide a copy to the foster parent and caseworker
Consent to Obtain Confidential Records or Information Obtain consent for confidential records/information
Consent to Release Confidential Records or Information If asked to release confidential records/information
Referral and Feedback Form Communicate and coordinate referrals
Back to Sleep for Babies in Foster Care: Every Time, With Every Caregiver (Click here for Spanish version) Encourage caregivers to pledge to follow the proper safe sleep practices

Foster Care Coding Fact Sheet Obtain payment for services provided to children and teens in foster care

A Message From a Child Formerly In Foster Care Ensure kids of trauma feel safe and valued

Helping Children in Foster Care Make Successful Transitions Into Child Care Help caregivers make successful transitions
May is National Foster Care Month Flyer Advocate for the health of children and teens in foster care
Fostering Health: Health Care for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care, 2nd Edition Read more about standards of health care for children and teens in foster care
Pedialink Hot Topic— Fostering Health: Evaluations of Children in Foster Care Take an online course to learn how to conduct comprehensive health assessments for children and teens in foster care