Table 2.
General characteristics of the articles in this review
| Year of publication | |
| < 1990 | 1 |
| 1990–1999 | 6 |
| 2000–2009 | 21 |
| 2010–2017 | 36 |
| Country of conducted research | |
| USA | 39 |
| Australia | 8 |
| UK | 5 |
| Canada | 6 |
| The Netherlands | 3 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Multiple (meta-analysis) | 1 |
| Age range | |
| 6–12 years old | 3 |
| 12–18 years old | 12 |
| 6–18 years old | 14 |
| 0–12 years old | 5 |
| 0–18 years old | 30 |
| Method of need identification a | |
| Standardized questionnaire(s) | 23 |
| Interview/survey foster children | 20 |
| Interview/survey professionals | 11 |
| Case files | 18 |
| Interview/survey foster parents | 9 |
| Child assessment | 5 |
| Open-ended questionnaire(s) | 5 |
| Other | 2 |
| Definition of needs | |
| No definition | 52 |
| Operational definition | 10 |
| Broad definition of high need children | 1 |
| Specific need defined | 1 |
aMultiple categories per article are possible. N total = 64