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ArticleChild & youth care forum2014

Canadian Children and Youth in Care: The Cost of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Svetlana Popova, Shannon Lange, Larry Burd, Jürgen Rehm

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Article in Child & youth care forum, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Societal costs of fetal alcohol syndrome in Sweden.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Svetlana PopovaSocial and Epidemiological Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 33 Russell Street, Room # T507, Toronto, ON M5S 2S1 Canada ; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada ; Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada ; Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada.
Shannon LangeDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada ; Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON Canada.
Larry BurdDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, ND USA.
Jürgen RehmDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada ; Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada ; Epidemiological Research Unit, Klinische Psychologie and Psychotherapie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany ; Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON Canada.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · CAUniversity of North Dakota · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA high prevalence of prenatal alcohol exposure has been reported among children in care and thus, the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in this population is high.

objectiveThe purpose of the current study was to estimate the number of children (0-18 years) in care with FASD and to determine the associated cost by age group, gender, and province/territory in Canada in 2011.

methodsThe prevalence of children in care by province/territory was obtained from the Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal, and the number of children in care with FASD for each province/territory was estimated from available epidemiological studies. In order to calculate the total cost per province/territory, the cost per individual per day, by age group, was applied to the respective number of children in care with FASD.

resultsThe estimated number of children in care with FASD ranged from 2,225 to 7,620, with an annual cost of care ranging from $57.9 to $198.3 million Canadian dollars (CND). The highest overall cost ($29.5 to $101.1 million CND) was for 11-15 year-olds.

conclusionThe study findings can be used to demonstrate the substantial economic burden that FASD places on the child welfare system. Attention towards the needs of this population and prevention efforts to reduce FASD incidence in Canada, and other countries are urgently needed.

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CanadaChildren/youth in careChild welfareCostFetal alcohol spectrum disorderFetal alcohol syndrome

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PMID24489454
PMCPMC3905182
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