When your foster child needs care, you can turn to Nemours Children’s. Our team of specially trained doctors, nurse practitioners and social workers will take time to get to know your foster child and their health history. We’ll find out what’s going on, physically and emotionally.
We know that kids in foster care experience a lot of change. About half of kids entering foster care have a chronic (ongoing) physical or developmental conditions, and sometimes their medical needs haven’t been diagnosed or met. That’s why at Nemours we’ve teamed up with Delaware’s Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) to give kids in foster care the very best care.
Find the Foster Care Health Services specialist closest to you:
Our program cares for children from birth to age 18, referred to us by case workers from the Delaware Division of Family Services. We’re located at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware.
Our experienced team can:
At Nemours, we provide your foster child with top-notch care in a stable setting, today and as your foster child grows.
Teens who come to Nemours can count on care tailored just to them. Our team of adolescent medicine specialists are experts in knowing how to talk to teens.
Learn MoreThe Nemours CARE (Children at Risk Evaluation) Program helps children who are at risk of abuse or have a safety concern.
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