Prior Trauma Exposure and Serious Illness at End of Life: AÂ National Study of Children in the U.S. Foster Care System From 2005 to 2015

These findings suggest that trauma-informed end-of-life care may be a critical need among children in foster care with serious illness. Future directions are discussed, including collaboration between end-of-life clinicians and social service workers and the importance of future research to understand and improve the quality of health at end of life for this underserved population.