<P> The use of expensive, brand name, patent protected medication was prevalent . In the case of SSRIs the use of the most expensive medications was noted to be 74%; in the general market only 28% are for brand name SSRI's vs generics . The average out - of - pocket expense per prescription was $34.75 for generics and $90.17 for branded products, a $55.42, difference . </P> <P> Children in the child welfare system have often experienced significant and repeated traumas and having a background in foster homes--especially in instances of sexual abuse--can be the precipitating factor in a wide variety of psychological and cognitive deficits it may also serve to obfuscate the true cause of underlying issues . The foster care experience may have nothing to do with the symptoms, or on the other hand, a disorder may be exacerbated by having a history of foster care and attendant abuses . The human brain however has been shown to have a fair degree of neuroplasticity. and adult neurogenesis has been shown to be an ongoing process . </P> <P> George Shanti, Nico Van Oudenhoven, and Ekha Wazir, co-author's of Foster Care Beyond the Crossroads: Lessons from an International Comparative Analysis, say that there are four types of Government foster care systems . The first one is that of developing countries . These countries do not have policies implemented to take care of the basic needs of these children and these children mostly receive assistance from relatives . The second system is that of former socialist governments . The historical context of these states has not allowed for the evolution of their foster care system . NGO's have urged them to evolve; however the traditional system of institutionalizing these children is still in place . Thirdly, liberal democracies do not have the support from its political system in order to take care of these children, even though they have the resources . Finally, social democracies are the most advanced governments in regards to their foster care system . These governments have a massive infrastructure, funding, and support system in order to help foster care children . </P> <P> Foster care adoption is a type of domestic adoption where the child is initially placed into a foster care system and is subsequently placed for adoption . Children may be placed into foster care for a variety of reasons; including, removal from the home by a governmental agency because of maltreatment . In some jurisdictions, adoptive parents are licensed as and technically considered foster parents while the adoption is being finalized . According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Children's Bureau, there were approximately 408,425 children in foster care in 2010 . Of those children, twenty - five percent had a goal of adoption . In 2015, 243,060 children exited foster care and twenty - two percent were adopted . Nationwide, there are more than one hundred thousand children in the U.S. foster care system waiting for permanent families . </P>

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