If you are adopting a child in foster care any mental health history will be taken into consideration. What will matter the most in that case is How you have managed the depression and if you have taken steps to have it treated. In these cases, families may need to spend time and have a psychological evaluation…Often, a parents history and how they have managed it may be considered a benefit when placing children from foster care–As whom else can identify with the potential depression or mental health needs of a traumatized child better then a parent whom has handled their own issues properly?