TABLE 2.

Inclusiveness of Policy by Primary Setting for Assessment of Physical Health, Mental Health, and Developmental Status of Children Entering Foster Care^*

Assessment Domain	Type of Policy	Percent (95% CI) of PSUs Using Central Child Welfare Location‡	Percent (95% CI) of PSUs Using Community Location*	Percent (95% CI) of PSUs Using Mental Health Agency*	Percent (95% CI) of PSUs Using Other§
Physical health	Inclusive	24.0 (7.0, 57.0)	68.7 (40.5, 87.6)	–	7.3 (1.9, 24.2)
	Limited to subgroups	.9 (0.0, 11.4)	99.1 (88.6, 99.9)	–	–
	No policy	1.8 (0.3, 11.3)	98.2 (88.7, 99.7)	–	–
Mental health¶	Inclusive	59.7 (21.6, 88.8)	22.3 (4.8, 62.2)	16.3 (3.3, 52.2)	1.7 (0.4, 7.9)
	Limited to subgroups	2.3 (.6, 8.8)	32.2 (8.3, 71.3)	64.6 (26.8, 90.1)	.9 (0.1, 6.9)
	No policy	3.1 (0.5, 17.5)	32.9 (15.5, 56.7)	54.7 (31.1, 76.3)	9.3 (1.3, 45.1)
Developmental¶	Inclusive	44.5 (14.8, 78.8)	37.6 (14.1, 68.8)	–	17.9 (5.0, 47.1)
	Limited to subgroups	5.2 (1.3, 18.1)	32.8 (8.3, 72.6)	–	61.9 (25.0, 88.8)
	No policy	0.2 (0.0, 1.5)	61.1 (29.8, 85.2)	–	38.7 (14.6, 52.9)

^*Weighted percent.

^‡Central child welfare locations include receiving facilities and specialized clinics for children in child welfare.

^§Other setting includes public health department.

^¶Comparison of assessment location by policy type with design-based F statistic: P < .05.