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The heuristic divergence between community reporters and child protection agencies: Negotiating risk amidst shifting sands Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Emily Keddell, Sarah Cohoun, Pauline Norris, Esther Willing
Children enter the statutory part of ‘notify-investigate’ child protection systems via the reports of others, combined with acceptance by the statutory agency. This key nexus determines entry or deflection from statutory child protection services. To examine the decision reasoning and processes of community (non-governmental organisation) workers that underpin reports to statutory services. Participants
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Business as (un)usual: A critical policy and legal analysis of Australia’s COVID-19 ‘free childcare’ policy Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Elise Hunkin, Peter Alsen
From 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of childcare in the lives of families and children, as well as its economic importance to nation states. In Australia, pandemic effects threatened the childcare sector’s viability, leading to a period of ‘fee free’ childcare policy. After decades of rigorous marketisation, this unprecedented ‘fee free’ period dispelled the state
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Strive to enhance supervised family time visits for children in foster care: Outcomes from a pilot study with randomization Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Susan Barkan, Leah Rankin, Martie Skinner, Laura Orlando, Emiko Tajima, Kristen Greenley
Child welfare system reforms are needed to help support families and prevent removal of children who may safely remain in the home. For those children who have been removed from their parents’ care, parent–child visits are a way to help maintain bonds and attachment and may help mitigate the trauma of removal. The primary goals of this randomized, controlled study were to assess the effects of the
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Attachment, regulation, and competency in emerging adults: Validating a framework of resilience in a population with adverse childhood experiences Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Elizabeth R. Watters, Kayla Reed-Fitzke, Armeda Stevenson Wojciak
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a pervasive problem linked to a myriad of negative outcomes (e.g., anxiety, depression) across key developmental periods, including emerging adulthood. The attachment, regulation, and competency (ARC) Framework of Resilience offers several factors through which the associations between ACEs and mental health symptoms may be reduced. Examine the utility of the
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Waitlist management in child and adolescent mental health care: A scoping review Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Julie A. Eichstedt, Kara Turcotte, Grace Golden, Alexis E. Arbuthnott, Samantha Chen, Kerry Collins, Stephanie Mowat, Graham J. Reid
Although many mental health disorders first emerge during early childhood or adolescence, there is a significant gap between demand and availability of mental health resources, leading to long waitlists for services. Objective: The objective of this scoping review was to identify and characterize the research literature related to the range of waitlist management strategies that have been implemented
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Agency, participation in decision making and wellbeing among care leavers in care system: A quantitative mediation study Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Alessandro Pepe, Elisabetta Biffi, Chiara Carla Montà, Caterina Arciprete, Mario Biggeri
Care leavers are young people who have grown up in the care system, either in foster care or in residential care homes in transition from care to adulthood. They are a vulnerable group, with a high risk of negative outcomes such as poor mental health. The development of agency and the promotion of well-being are two of the most important aspects of the psychological and educational intervention with
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Facilitators and barriers to the implementation and sustainability of child-parent psychotherapy in Sweden: Clinicians’ experiences Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Karin Pernebo, Mary Alåsen, Anna Axhed, Pamela Massoudi
Trauma-informed evidence-based treatments for the youngest children are insufficiently and unevenly implemented, and access to effective interventions for young children and their families is scarce in Sweden and internationally. Child-parent psychotherapy (CPP) is one of only a few treatment models for trauma-exposed children under the age of 6 years. The aim of this study was to explore the extent
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“Welfare used to mean darkness – Now it’s beaming with light”: Professionals and parents’ perceptions of a family preservation program in Israel Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Yoa Sorek, Rachel Szabo-Lael, Aya Almog-Zaken
Few studies have examined the implementation of family preservation and reunification programs. Meeting this gap, a research project examined Israel’s innovative pilot program Families on the Growth Track (FGT). The two-year program was designed to promote the government’s policy of ensuring a permanent and nurturing family for every child by targeting families with difficulties in parental functioning
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Young people’s experiences of informal kinship care in Luwero, Uganda Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Datzberger Simone, Parkes Jenny, Bhatia Amiya, Nagawa Rehema, Kasidi Joan Ritar, Musenze Brian Junior, Devries Karen
There is strong evidence that outside parental care, informal kinship care is the most practiced, sustainable and affordable form of childcare in SSA (sub-Saharan Africa). As a longstanding cultural tradition, informal kinship care embraces childcare as the responsibility of all extended family members, and often the wider community. However, over the past decades, informal kinship care has become
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O le tagata ma lona aiga, o le tagata ma lona fa’asinomaga (Every person belongs to a family and every family belongs to a person): Development of a parenting framework for adolescent mental wellbeing in American Samoa Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Emma J. Mew, Leiema Hunt, Robert L.M. Toelupe, Vanessa Blas, Julia Winschel, Joshua Naseri, Si'itia Soliai-Lemusu, Jennifer F. Tofaeono, Moelili'a A. Seui, Trude Ledoux-Sunia, Fiafia Sunia, Adney Reid, Derek Helsham, Sarah R. Lowe, Rhayna Poulin, Nicola L. Hawley, Jueta McCutchan-Tofaeono
American Samoan adolescents experience a high prevalence of mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, substance use, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. To complement existing health system efforts, family-based interventions may be a feasible, cost-effective, and relevant opportunity to promote mental health. This community-partnered, qualitative study aimed to: (1) identify potential
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Advancing a prevention-oriented support system for the health and safety of children Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Daryl J. Higgins, Todd I. Herrenkohl, Marion Elizabeth Blue, Bob Lonne, Debbie Scott
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Economic determinants of child marriage: Evidence from the Iranian provinces Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Mozhgan Asnaashary, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Mehdi Feizi, Hassan F. Gholipour
This study investigates the economic determinants of early marriage among girls under 19, using panel data from thirty Iranian provinces between 2007 and 2015. The panel fixed effects and generalized method of moments (GMM) estimations, which control for province fixed effects such as local cultural norms or geographical conditions, show that the level of income per capita (with a negative effect)
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Team and individual sport participation, school belonging, and gender differences in adolescent depression Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Hyejin Bang, Mido Chang, Sunha Kim
In light of the growing concern for the mental well-being of adolescents, this study sought to investigate the impact of team and individual sports participation within the school setting on depressive symptoms and explore the mediating role of school belonging in the relationships between team and individual sports and depressive symptoms among adolescents. We also examined gender differences in the
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Pushed and pulled onto the streets: Perspectives of street children in Accra, Ghana Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Kwamina Abekah-Carter, Alice Boateng, Mavis Dako-Gyeke
Many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that work with street children in Ghana have been relevant as they complement the limited services provided by the government. Notwithstanding the efforts made by NGOs to address this social phenomenon, some of their beneficiaries maintain their presence on the streets. This study therefore explored the reasons why some street children keep going back to the
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Conveying gendered power through bureaucratic websites: A symbolic analysis of mediated child welfare culture Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Trisha A. Douin, Christa J. Moore
Child welfare organizations work directly with families to intervene in response to community concerns about child abuse and neglect. Other aspects of their services are symbolically conveyed through online presence. This paper explores the mediated culture of state-operated child protective services agencies with a focus on bureaucracy and gendered power. Our findings reveal alignment between mediated
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Emerging adults’ social media engagement & alcohol misuse: A multidimensional, person-centered analysis of risk Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Carol F. Scott, Laina Y. Bay-Cheng, Thomas H. Nochajski, R. Lorraine Collins
Nearly all U.S. emerging adults use social media at least daily, and most discuss their offline activities online, including their alcohol misuse. As a result, developing evidence finds a correlation between social media use and offline alcohol drinking, suggesting that social media may be a novel risk factor for alcohol misuse. However, there are conflicting findings about what specific function of
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Mandated reporting policies and the detection of child abuse and neglect Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Rachel Rosenberg, Sarah Catherine Williams, Valerie Martinez, Ja'Chelle Ball
In federal fiscal year 2019, approximately 3 million reports of suspected child abuse or neglect (CAN) met the criteria for an investigation or alternative response. Yet only 656,000 children were found to be victims of CAN. Such a large proportion of unsubstantiated CAN reports may indicate that the child welfare system is using already limited resources on reports that could be avoided with policies
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Online parenting support: Meta-analyses of non-inferiority and additional value to in-person support Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Patty Leijten, Karen Rienks, Annabeth P. Groenman, Madhur Anand, Burcu Kömürcü Akik, Oana David, Rukiye Kızıltepe, Therdpong Thongseiratch, Ana Catarina Canário
Parenting support to enhance parent and child mental health is increasingly offered on websites, apps, and through videocall. This development raises the question of how online parenting support compares to traditional in-person parenting support. Is online support non-inferior to traditional in-person support? Or should online support be used as a supplement to in-person support? In the COST Action
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Barriers and enablers to care-leavers engagement with multi-agency support: A scoping review Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 L. Prendergast, C. Davies, D. Seddon, N. Hartfiel, R.T. Edwards
Many care-leavers experience poor individual and social outcomes. Care-leavers involvement with decision making and consistent supportive relationships with professionals can facilitate a more successful transition to independent living, including better well-being and social outcomes. Not all care-leavers engage with or participate in after-care services. There has been little systematic or structured
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“They told me that you can be with whomever you want, be who you are”: Perceptions of LGBTQ+ youth in residential care regarding the social support provided by child welfare professionals Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Mónica López López, Gabriela Martínez-Jothar, Mijntje D.C. ten Brummelaar, Luis A. Parra, Beatriz San Román Sobrino, Gerald P. Mallon
LGBTQ+ youth strengthen their resilience resources through the development of meaningful relationships that provide them with unique tools to combat the stress derived from experiences of discrimination and violence targeting their marginalized identities. However, more research is needed to understand how this group benefits from the social support provided by child welfare professionals and how these
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The child’s right to family life when living in public care: how to facilitate contact that preserves, strengthens, and develops family ties Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Tina Gerdts-Andresen, Marie Valen-Sendstad Andersen, Heidi Aarum Hansen
This study addresses children’s right to family life when placed in public care and questions how the Child Welfare Service and the Child Welfare Tribunal understand and facilitate this right within a Norwegian context. Based on a thematic analysis of 18 interviews, factors that have the potential to contribute to and challenge the strengthening and development of ties are presented. The implications
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Going back to the drawing board: The picture of family support in European constitutions Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Jelena Arsic, Jelena Jerinic
This paper aims to explore the extent in which contemporary constitutional concepts of the family influence the recognition of the importance and the implementation of family support in European context. The authors start from the premise that constitutions lay the foundation for national legislation and policy, at the same time indicating a state's recognition of internationally agreed standards in
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A social justice perspective on the delivery of family support Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Carmel Devaney, Mandi Mac Donald, Julia Holzer
Family support as an approach to working with children, youth, parents, and families is widely practiced across Europe albeit with a range of diverse meanings and interpretations. This paper responds to this ambiguity and provides a conceptual understanding of the delivery of family support in Europe. In doing so it applies a social justice approach critically examining the extent to which Family Support
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Reconsidering the best interests of the child construct Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Jonathan C. Huefner, Frank Ainsworth
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Long-term effects of parent-child interaction therapy: A mixed-methods follow-up study of three and nine years later Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Iza C.A. Scherpbier, Myrna M. Westerveld, Ramón J.L. Lindauer, Mariëlle E. Abrahamse
Parent management training (PMT) programs are commonly used for treatment of child disruptive behaviour at a young age. Intervening early and involving parents in the interventions is used to limit adverse outcomes later in life. Yet, there is a dearth of literature that regard the long-term effects of such interventions. Therefore, the current study aimed to uncover, the long-term effects are of the
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Cost-effectiveness of a parenting program to reduce children’s behavioral problems among families receiving child protection services and other family support services – A randomized controlled trial Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Elisa Rissanen, Piia Karjalainen, Olli Kiviruusu, Eila Kankaanpää, Eeva T. Aronen, Taru Haula, Lauri Sääksvuori, Riitta Vornanen, Ismo Linnosmaa
Children’s behavioral problems have high prevalence among families in the child welfare system, raising the need for cost-effective ways to diminish the problems. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of the Incredible Years® (IY) Parenting Program for children’s behavioral problems compared with a treatment-as-usual (TAU) in families receiving child protection services (CPS) and other family support
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‘I learned about children, things that I had never learned before’: Enhancing Knowledge, Fostering Belonging, and Advancing Caring Skills among Community Caregivers for Children of Asylum-Seekers Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Yael Mayer, Ayala Shani, Ayelet Dovrat, Maryann Oneyji Chinenye, Ido Lurie
The lack of early childhood education services for the children of asylum-seekers is a significant problem in many countries. The urgent need for childcare and the lack of national solutions often lead to temporary and unregulated childcare services. This paper examines the case of community daycares, known as the 'Babysitters,' for undocumented children of African asylum-seeking families in Israel
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Predictors of mental health emergency department visits and psychiatric hospitalizations in children in foster care Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Nora L. Vish, Kimberly Budig, Adrienne Stolfi, Rebecca Elliston, Jonathan D. Thackeray
Despite the promise of safe, nurturing environments, children in foster care are at significantly elevated risk of mental health disorders. To identify factors associated with increased mental health emergency department (ED) visits and psychiatric hospitalizations for children in foster care. Children aged 4–18 years in child welfare services custody who presented to a foster care clinic from December
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The art of balancing: Exploring the emotional experience of parents considering a transition to residential care for their child with severe disabilities Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Sien Vandesande, Laura Fluyt, Bea Maes
Caring for children with severe to profound intellectual disabilities (SPID) can be an overwhelming burden for parents, leading them to consider outsourcing some of the care to residential care facilities. However, this decision is complex and emotionally challenging for both the parents and the child. This Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study aimed to explore the emotional experiences of
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The mediating effects of the internalized problem behaviour and social competence of six-year-olds in the impact of family interaction of five-year-olds on the externalized problem behaviour of third graders in elementary school Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 M, i, n, , K, y, u, n, g, , H, a, , a, s, s, i, s, t, a, n, t, , p, r, o, f, e, s, s, o, r
This study examined the mediating effects of internalized problem behavior and social competence of six-year-olds in the impact of family interaction of five-year-olds on the externalized problem behavior of third graders in elementary school. To this end, this study used the longitudinal data from 1,033 children in the 6th, 7th, and 10th year versions of Panel Study on Korean Children. A structural
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Stakeholder perceptions of gaps and solutions in addressing child trafficking Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 David Okech, Anna M. Cody, Tamora A. Callands, Fahmida Afroz, Alex Balch, Claire Bolton, Umaru Fofanah, Lydia Aletraris
Governments, researchers, and community-based organizations have mobilized to develop interventions and programs addressing child trafficking, resulting in large amounts of financial resources allocated to awareness-raising campaigns, crisis services for survivors, and increasing judicial responses to trafficking. Low-resource and low-income countries face the dual challenge of addressing child trafficking
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The home environment during the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in learning enjoyment and learning effort: A study of German lower secondary school students Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Anna Hawrot, Lena Nusser
This study investigated changes in learning enjoyment and learning effort, two central yet under-researched aspects of school-related emotion and motivation, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also verified whether selected aspects of the home environment predicted changes in the two aspects. To this end, we used data gathered from 4240 German lower secondary school students surveyed before
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Stakeholder perspectives of a co-produced intervention to integrate mental health for children and youth within the community sub-system in South Africa Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Panos Vostanis, Sadiyya Haffejee, Anita Mwanda, Michelle O'Reilly
This study evaluated the process of integrating child and youth mental health to existing psychosocial support in disadvantaged South African communities. Four child practitioners of the host organization attended a Train-of-Trainer programme. They subsequently co-produced an intervention informed by a service transformation framework along five service domains. Implementation involved 368 community
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Factors influencing South Korean early Adolescents’ cyber aggression Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 K, y, u, n, g, , E, u, n, , J, a, h, n, g
Since 2018, juvenile cyberbullying has outpaced physical violence in terms of prevalence, making it a critical social concern. This study examined factors influencing early adolescents’ cyber aggression, which include demographic characteristics (child-related and parent-related variables), psycho-emotional state, problematic smartphone use, offline violence, and parent-related factors (parenting styles
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Unveiling alternative schools: A systematic review of cognitive and social-emotional development in different educational approaches Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Silvia Guerrero, Javier Valenciano-Valcárcel, Alicia Rodríguez
Alternative schools such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia or Waldorf emerged on the educational scene over a century ago but have proliferated internationally in the last 15–20 years. In addition to being considered as educational alternatives to conventional approaches, these schools are often associated with enhanced benefits in cognitive, social, emotional, and personal development of attending children
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Associations between meaning in life and suicidal ideation in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Sijia Li, Hao Luo, Feng Huang, Yiming Wang, Paul Siu Fai Yip
Suicidal ideation is a strong predictor of suicide among young people and is an outcome of interactions between protective and risk factors. Previous studies have focused primarily on risk factors while there is little evidence on important protective factors such as meaning in life. We conducted a systematic review and -analysis to examine the association between meaning in life and suicidal ideation
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Caregivers’ help-seeking for child and adolescent mental health: A look into their journey through the lens of mental health literacy Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 G, w, e, n, d, o, l, y, n, , F, e, a, r, i, n, g
To examine caregivers’ help-seeking for child and adolescent mental health services through the lens of mental health literacy (MHL). Particularly, caregivers’ knowledge and beliefs about child mental health and treatments. Twenty-six caregivers who sought mental health services for their child between the ages of 6–18 participated in a semi-structured virtual or telephone interview. Interviews were
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The Practice of Rematching in Youth Mentoring: A Study of Planned Rematches in School-Based Mentoring for Children Identified as Aggressive Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Lauren M. Mutignani, Jake C. Steggerda, Meredith J. Scafe, Ishan N. Vengurlekar, Timothy A. Cavell
We extend previous research on the use of rematching in youth mentoring by assessing relationship support and conflict as well as post-mentoring outcomes for 2nd and 3rd grade children participating in three semesters of school-based mentoring ( = 86; age = 7.54 years, = 0.50). Participating children had been identified as displaying heightened aggression based on peer- or teacher-reports (55% boys;
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Supervisory neglect: Critical questions regarding child supervision and protection system responses Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Michelle O'Kane, Mariana Brussoni
Concerns about child supervision are present in a large proportion of the circumstances responded to by North American child protection systems. This paper examines different perspectives on low-supervision, from parental-deficit to critical-ecological formulations, to address two questions that are central to assessing reports: why low-supervision is deemed to be harmful, and why low-supervision events
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Professional quality of life of Australian Mockingbird FamilyTM foster carers: Compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Helen McLaren, Emi Patmisari, Michelle Jones
Children’s behaviours and support system typology are potential predictors of foster carer compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress (i.e., Professional Quality of Life, ProQOL). Little is known about the ProQOL of Mockingbird Family foster carers compared to foster carers caregiving as usual. This study aimed to: Examine ProQOL of Mockingbird Family carers compared to other
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“Great day! But now what?” Adolescents’ and foster carers’ experiences of a comprehensive health assessment for children in out-of-home care Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Monica Haune, Øivin Christiansen, Einar R. Heiervang, Hanne Haavind
Children in out-of-home care have extensive mental and physical health care needs. Best practice guidelines recommend comprehensive health assessments to all children entering out-of-home care, as their needs are often unidentified and unmet. The aim of this study was to explore adolescents’ and foster carers’ experiences and expectations after participating in a comprehensive multi-disciplinary health
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The development and psychometric validation of a survey to measure the subjective well-being of care leavers Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Joshua McGrane, Julie Selwyn, Claire Baker
Young people who age out of state care are at risk of a range of negative outcomes. In England, national data provides only five indicators of care leavers’ lives and there are no measures of how young people themselves feel about their transition to adulthood. To fill this gap a new survey to measure subjective wellbeing was co-produced with 31 care leavers. The survey was then distributed by 21 local
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Suicidal behavior and deliberate self-harm: A major challenge for youth residential care in Spain Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Alexander Muela, Jon García-Ormaza, Eneko Sansinenea
The aim of this study was to characterize and determine the incidence of suicidal behavior and deliberate self-harm among youth in residential care in Spain, and to explore the perceived knowledge and competence of direct care professionals with regard to recognizing and managing suicide risk. The sample comprised 185 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years ( = 15.41, SD = 1.58; 49.7 % male, 49.2 %
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Mental health problems, substance use, and perceived risk as pathways to current cannabis use among high school seniors in the United States Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Guijin Lee, Danielle L. Hicks, Satish Kedia, Sanjaya Regmi, Xichen Mou
Cannabis use among adolescents is prevalent in the U.S. Few studies have investigated the ties between adolescents’ perceived risk of cannabis use, other substance use, and mental health. The current study fills this gap by identifying a pathway of factors associated with cannabis use among high school seniors. Data were extracted from a nationally representative survey, ( = 617). Ordered logistic
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“They gotta beat us”: A qualitative investigation of multiple forms of violence and police interactions among urban youth Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-14 Kalen Flynn, Brenda Mathias, Sheila Yousuf-Abramson, Aaron Gottlieb
Interactions with police in neighborhoods shape how residents perceive justice and equity. A growing body of literature seeks to understand how young adults interact, experience, and perceive the criminal justice system with a focus on policing in their neighborhoods. However, to date much of the research in this area only focuses on singular forms of violence or vicarious police contact in relation
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Predictors of teachers’ intention to implement inclusive education Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-14 Hussain A. Almalky, Abdalmajeed H. Alrabiah
Teachers are among the most important players in the successful implementation of inclusive education. This study aimed to examine Saudi Arabian teachers’ intentions to implement inclusive education and the influence of their demographics, attitudes, self-efficacy, perception of support, and concerns related to inclusive education on their intention. This study included 125 in-service special and general
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‘I just want to go home, is what I need’ – Voices of Ukrainian refugee children living in Estonia after fleeing the war Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-14 Karmen Toros, Olena Kozmenko, Asgeir Falch-Eriksen
This study explores the experiences of Ukrainian refugee children in Estonia following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 with a focus on their daily functioning, challenges, and resilience. Three main themes emerged from interviews carried out from October through December 2022 with 11 refugee children aged 10 to 16. First, the adaptation process was related to various challenges including living
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The use of evidence-based programmes in family support across Europe: A comparative survey study Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Isabel M. Bernedo, Ana Almeida, Sonia Byrne, Lucía González-Pasarín, Ninoslava Pećnik, Orlanda Cruz, Ana Uka, Daiva Skučienė, Lina Šumskaitė
The importance of using evidence-based programmes to ensure children’s rights and families’ wellbeing is increasingly recognized in Europe. However, there are few and partial attempts to gain insight into the scope of prevention and promotion programmes currently implemented in child and family services across Europe, often located outside the formal peer-reviewed channels. The objectives of this study
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A computational social science approach to understanding predictors of Chafee service receipt Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Jason Yan, Seventy F. Hall, Melanie Sage, Yuhao Du, Kenneth Joseph
The John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFCIP) allocates funding to provide services to youth who are likely to age out of foster care. These services, covering everything from mentoring to financial aid, are expected to be distributed in ways that prepare youth for life after care. One natural question to ask is, The present work makes use of the National Youth
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Social behaviour changes via mindfulness practices in early childhood Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Ceren Erten, Gökhan Güneş
This study aims to investigate the effects of mindfulness practices on preschool children’s social behavioural development. The research was carried out with a total of 30 children, 13 of them in the experimental group and 17 in the control group, from the five-six age groups attending preschool education in two public schools in the 2021–2022 academic years. The purposive sampling method was preferred
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Creation of an instrument for pediatric mental health in indigenous people: A participatory design Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Ana Belén Giraldo Alvarez
Indigenous communities represent a population group with multiple vulnerabilities that are exacerbated in low- and middle-income countries. The group of children and youths faces exposure to adverse living conditions that add to the complexity of the values and meanings they give to life, well-being, and health, especially mental health. In this sense, it is essential to find culturally sensitive approaches
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Aggressive behaviors in urban African American early adolescent girls: A systematic review of the literature Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Nadine M. Finigan-Carr, Laurie M. Graham
Increased media attention to youth violence perpetrated by early adolescent girls over the past two decades and increased arrests of girls has disproportionately impacted girls of color, specifically African American girls. Research on issues, policies, and programs for girls of color at heightened risk for aggression and violence perpetration has remained limited. We conducted a systematic review
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Research trends in the bias-based aggression among youth Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Ana M. Sánchez-Sánchez, David Ruiz-Muñoz, Francisca J. Sánchez-Sánchez
The increasing recognition of diversity has brought about a rise in bias-based aggression, with researchers focusing on its prevalence among youth. This has generated the need for a systematic analysis of the factors associated with this type of behavior. To contextualize bias-based aggression and develop future intervention strategies for young people, it is crucial to appraise published studies.
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Experiences of current UK service provision for co-occurring parental domestic violence and abuse, mental ill-health, and substance misuse: A reflexive thematic analysis Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Kate Allen, G.J. Melendez-Torres, Tamsin Ford, Chris Bonell, Vashti Berry
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA), mental ill-health (MH), and substance misuse (SU) are inter-related public health problems negatively impacting families. Improved support requires an understanding of key stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences of current UK service provision. We conducted a qualitative research study to explore service users’, service providers’, and senior leadership/commissioners’
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African American Parents’ experience with early childhood mental health and child welfare services: Racism and seeking understanding Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Daniel Keyser, Haksoon Ahn
Impacts of child maltreatment and child welfare involvement on young children are significant and early childhood mental health services are important to reduce risk factors for them. However, racial disparities limit access to mental health services. The purpose of this study is to understand the experience and perspective of birth parents accessing mental health services for their child welfare-involved
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The overrepresentation of parents with disabilities in child protection Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Traci LaLiberte, Kristine Piescher, Nicole Mickelson, Mi Hwa Lee
Racial disproportionality and disparity have long plagued the United States child protection system (CPS). Determining whether disproportionality exists for parents with various disability diagnoses, and the points at which it may occur within CPS, is important to the provision of appropriate assessment and service delivery to children and families. This study describes the characteristics of parents
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Beyond participation: Parent activism in child protection as a path to transformative change Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Yuval Saar-Heiman, Anna Gupta
In light of calls for reform in child protection systems in various countries, including the UK, there has been a growing interest in involving parents who have lived experience of these systems at both the individual case and broader organizational levels. However, critics have argued that these activities are tokenistic and claimed they perpetuate the status quo. This article aims to conceptualize
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Soft expulsion: A solution when there are no other options? Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Kayla Murphy, Keri Giordano, Diana Hoffstein-Rahmey, Rashel Reizin, Amanda Coyne
In the United States, children in early childhood education settings are expelled at high rates. Teacher beliefs about expulsion have been found to be significant predictors of this practice; however, little is known about how teachers react when expulsion is not an option due to non-expulsion policies. Soft expulsion is the process of implicitly pushing children out of schools despite policies that
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Loneliness: Adolescents’ perspectives on what causes it, and ways youth services can prevent it Children and Youth Services Review (IF 2.519) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Sarah Turner, Alison Fulop, Kate Anne Woodcock
Loneliness particularly affects adolescents and is linked to long-term health and social difficulties. Existing literature lacks clarity on young people’s perspectives around how loneliness develops and can be prevented. We examined young people’s views on ways youth services can prevent loneliness, and how this can be further informed by their perspectives of its causes. We spoke to fourteen adolescents