HEALTH-CARE UTILIZATION BY CHILDREN ENTERING FOSTER-CARE

This is a study of the referral completion status of a cohort of child ren entering foster care, and the ability of selected factors to expla in the completion of those referrals It war found that although the ch ildren had multiple health problems their needs continued to go unmet. Two variables that accounted for 9% of the variance in referral compl etion were identified. The implications of these findings are discusse d and issues for additional investigations are suggested.