APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Insights into the Effects of Caregiving-Related Early Adversity: Mental Health and Developmental Outcomes of Infants and Toddlers In Foster Care
- Ekomobong Eyoh
University of Minnesota - Ekomobong Eyoh
University of Minnesota - Pengmai Qiu
University of Rochester - Judith Eckerle
University of Minnesota - Maria Kroupina
University of Minnesota
Abstract
Caregiver separation results in long-term social-emotional challenges for children. Early placement in optimal caregiving environments buffers these effects. This study highlights the differences in mental health and developmental outcomes between very young children placed either early or late into foster care and how additional caregiving-related adversity affects their developmental progression.
