---
title: Mental Health and Foster Care
description: "**Summary: **Reviews mental health disparities for youth in foster care and relevant legislation by State.   **Application: **States can utilize this data and legislative information to inform their plans for how to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth in foster…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/technical-assistance/mental-health-and-foster-care/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Technical Assistance
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Data
  - Report
---

# Mental Health and Foster Care

**Summary: **Reviews mental health disparities for youth in foster care and relevant legislation by State.

 

**Application: **States can utilize this data and legislative information to inform their plans for how to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth in foster care.

 

**Source: **National Conference of State Legislatures

 

[Read More](https://www.ncsl.org/human-services/mental-health-and-foster-care)

 

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