Service use by families with children adopted from Romania
Researchers examined service use between ages six and 11 among children adopted from Romania and UK infant adoptees. About one third of Romanian children adopted after six months used mental health services, compared with 11–15 per cent in earlier-placed groups. Service use broadly tracked assessed difficulties and special education needs.
Limitations: Service use does not establish whether needs were met or services were effective. The abstract does not identify all informants, and this is not direct adoptee testimony. Extreme early deprivation and overlapping ERA participants limit generalisation.
- Research type
- Longitudinal study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: education, mental health, post-adoption support, service access
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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