How Does Adult Foster Care Affect Mental Health Outcomes in California?

Abstract

Mental health in adult foster care is an important threat to the overall mental health of the citizens of California. Mental health has challenged professionals and recipients of adult foster care. Although mental health and adult foster care have had some connections (i.e., people with mental health issues typically live in adult foster care), the mental health effects of living in an adult foster care have been overlooked. In particular, mental health has been separated from general medical issues and has been overlooked as a necessary part of a person\u27s overall health. This capstone paper will draw upon the literature of integrated policy approach and policy implementation of mental health of adults living in adult foster care facilities. This capstone will summarize the effects on mental health for those who live in adult foster care over the last twenty years and the integration of mental health services and laws to improve the lives of those who live in adult foster care facilities in California. This paper will focus on the divide between medical and mental health care and the laws that are there to monitor the well-being of vulnerable populations