High-Quality Foster Care Protects Tots From Psychological Harms of Deprivation
SAN FRANCISCO — Placement into foster care after institutional care may help protect young children against the psychological harms of early severe deprivation, according to an analysis of the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP). In this randomized controlled trial, young Romanian children who were assigned to foster care had significantly better cognitive, physical, and neural […]
More Support Needed to Shore Up Nurse Pipeline, Experts Say
While interest in nursing as a career hasn’t diminished, faculty shortages and other institutional factors have prevented some from entering the field, experts explained during an online panel discussion on Tuesday, which was hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and sponsored by the American Hospital Association. Recent data have shown that the number of nurses […]