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Editorial Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Patti Ranahan
Published in Child & Youth Services (Vol. 45, No. 1, 2024)
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Youth of North East States of India: Issues, Concerns and Need for Mental Health Support as Perceived by NCC Officers Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Sibnath Deb, P. David Paul, Shayana Deb, Shikha Soni
The youth of North-East India are in disadvantaged situations as compared to youth from the rest of the country in all respects. The objective of this article was to examine the views of the NCC Of...
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Conversation in Youth Work: A Process for Encounter Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Mark Hammond, Eliz McArdle
Conversation and dialogue are used as a central process within youth work. Whilst much has been written about the micro-skills of conversation, less attention has been paid to the philosophical rea...
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Evaluating the Implementation of a Pediatric Patient Navigation Center for Children and Youth With Complex Care Needs Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Lillian MacNeill, Alison Luke, Shelley Doucet
NaviCare/SoinsNavi was a research-based patient navigation center for children/youth with complex care needs (CCNs) in New Brunswick, Canada. This process evaluation focused on the implementation o...
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Messy Meanings and Transformative Truths: A Process-Based Study of Critical Inclusion within Collaborative Self Study Research Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Shani Kipang, Denysha Marksman-Phillpotts, Miranda Haskett, Jasmine Ali, Kerry Boileau, Wolfgang Vachon
This paper offers a process review of a two-year collaborative self-study (CSS) project, piloting a Critical Inclusion CSS model (CICSS). In bringing together the voices of six co-researchers, stag...
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Examining the Role of Peer and Family Belongingness in the Mental Health of Black LGBTQ + Youth Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Keith J. Watts, M. Alex Wagaman, Andrew D. Eaton, Vivian W. Y. Leung, Shelley L. Craig
A sense of belonging to familial and peer networks is crucial for the mental health of LGBTQ + youth. Black LGBTQ + youth report feeling rejected and isolated due to their sexual and/or gender iden...
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Needs-Based Mentoring in Schools: A Holistic Approach for Working with Youth at-Risk Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Allison H. Cloth, Jessica Trach, Joanna E. Cannon
This article describes a theoretical framework for a school-based mentoring (SBM) approach that addresses identified limitations of current adult-youth mentoring practices in schools and augments t...
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Foster Parents’ Experiences of Learning within a Supportive and Accessible Program: Connect for Kinship and Foster Parents Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Patti Ranahan, Katherine Pascuzzo, Lin Bao, M. Marlene Moretti
This exploratory study evaluated the implementation and pandemic-inspired pivot to virtual delivery of an attachment-based, trauma-informed multi-session program, Connect for Kinship and Foster Par...
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Navigators’ Perceptions of Their Work in Childhood Neurodisability: What They Do and What They Call It Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Emily Gardiner, Vivian Wong, Anton R. Miller
The application of ‘Patient Navigation’ to childhood neurodisability is relatively new, and it is therefore critical that conceptualizations of patient navigation reflect the unique needs and circu...
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Second Opportunity for Success: Evaluation of a Juvenile Diversion Program Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-09-03 Aesha John, Sonya Mosley, Sydney Wheeler, Jamaica Okech, Cameron Lewright
Abstract This paper describes the evaluation of Second Opportunity for Success, a 7-week psychoeducation diversion program for youth and their family in Northeast Texas. Between 2017 and 2019, 27 families participated in pre and post-intervention assessments, which included surveys, observation tasks, and interviews to track changes in youths’ self-esteem, resistance to peer pressure and ability to
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Family Engagement during the Pandemic: Challenges, Inequities, and Opportunities for Adaptation Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-08-26 Aaron Leo, Kristen C. Wilcox, Maria I. Khan, Jessie Tobin
Abstract The pandemic created a uniquely challenging situation in which educators pursued ways to engage family members. Drawing on interviews and focus groups with educators from six demographically diverse schools in New York State, this qualitative study contributes to emerging scholarship that has begun to document the efforts of educators to engage families during the pandemic. Findings have implications
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Community Youth Risk and Protective Factors, Five Years after a Municipal Youth and Family Master Plan in Pomona, California, USA Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-08-24 David Besong Tataw, Suk-hee Kim, Julie Cencula Olberding
Abstract This study assesses youth community risk and protective factors, five years after a Youth and Family Master Plan, using an integrated conceptual framework which combines community organizing theory and the risk and protective factors (RPF) approach. Results show overall improvements in RPF. Findings reveal positive trends in prosocial involvement through participation in clubs, organizations
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“I Feel Like I Was Targeted:” Black Youth Navigating Policing in Ontario, Canada Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Charlotte Akuoko-Barfi, Veronica Escobar Olivo, Marsha Rampersaud, Henry Parada, Rhiema Shuster
Abstract This article explores the experiences of contact with the police among Black youth in Ontario, Canada. Findings from individual and group interviews with 46 participants point to the persistence of anti-Black racism in policing practices. Black youth were simultaneously excluded from processes that impacted them directly and treated as responsible adults through (mis)application of the law
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Blending the Formal and Nonformal Educational Sectors: Creating a Shared Learning Initiative for Secondary School Teachers and Youth Workers Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Connie O’Regan, Bernadine Brady, Cornelia Connolly, Pat Dolan, Gerry MacRuairc
Abstract It has been widely argued that existing educational inequality and inequity was exacerbated when schools closed due to Covid-19. In addition, it is disadvantaged young people that are most likely to experience the most negative long-term impacts. Many of these young people were successfully engaged in the non-formal sector (i.e. youth work services) before and during the pandemic. This paper
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Evaluation of Experience-Driven Career Support Services for NEET Youth in Community Contexts Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Xuebing Su, Victor Wong, Siu-ming To
Abstract Informed by three interlocking perspectives, namely, recognition theory, psychosocial resources, and the expanded notion of work, this study evaluated the effectiveness of a career support service project characterized by experience-driven interventions on reengaging a diverse group of youth aged 15–21, who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in community contexts and on enhancing
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Youth Work as Social Pedagogy: Toward an Understanding of Non-Formal and Informal Education and Learning in Youth Work Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-06-20 T. Corney, J. Marion, R. Baird, S. Welsh, J. Gorman
Abstract This paper undertakes a select survey of international literature to identify the points of convergence that support common understanding – and debate – amongst youth workers, researchers and policy makers in regards to definitional commonalities in professional youth work. We find that non-formal education, framed by human rights, appears to offer definitional common ground for youth work
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Toward a New “Normal”: An Analysis of Emerging Leadership Practices in a Changing Child and Youth Protection Organization Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Arnout Ernst Bunders, Emma Emily de Wit, Marcus Antonius Henricus Maria Dinkgreve, Jacqueline Elisabeth Willy Broerse, Barbara Johanna Regeer
Many child and youth protection organizations are changing from being bureaucratic to becoming more learning-oriented. In the course of this radical change, many tensions and challenges are experie...
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Using Bibliotherapy to Address Bullying in Schools Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Madison Woodall, Lyndsay N. Jenkins
Abstract The goals of this project are to (1) create a list of children’s books that are related to bullying, (2) summarize how bibliotherapy can be used, and (3) review and critique the children’s literature involving bullying. The list includes books for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. For each book, the Accelerated Reader points and characteristics are summarized including: (a) target
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Teacher Perspectives on Effective Restorative Practice Implementation: Identifying Programmatic Elements that Promote Positive Relational Development in Schools Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Shanté Stuart McQueen, James P. Huguley, Rachelle Haynik, Andrea Joseph-McCatty, Rebecca Calaman, Maya Williams, Ming-Te Wang
Abstract This study highlights effective components of restorative practice programming from the perspective of teachers involved in piloting a restorative practices initiative. Data were collected through 10 qualitative interviews at the study site - an under-resourced, urban school. Findings capture teacher perceptions of how two elements of the program design that are very often missing from restorative
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Adolescent Stress, Psychological Distress and Well-Being: A Gender Analysis Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-05-10 M. Pilar Matud, Ignacio Ibáñez, Demelza Fortes, Juan Manuel Bethencourt
Abstract Adolescents’ mental health and well-being is a public health concern. We examined gender differences in stress, psychological distress and well-being and predictors of distress and well-being in adolescent boys and girls. A cross-sectional study with a sample of 954 Spanish adolescents aged between 13 and 17 years was conducted. All participants were assessed through questionnaires that measure
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Some Correlates of Substance Use among Public Secondary School Students in Lagos State, Nigeria Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Taiwo M. Williams, Olufunke Fadugba, Ruth A. Aderanti
Abstract This study investigated the variables (Family relationship, Family structure and Family socio-economic status) associated with substance use among public school students in Lagos state Nigeria. The study employed the descriptive survey design to elicit information from the students. Three hundred and forty-eight adolescents randomly selected from three secondary schools participated in the
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Classification and Regression Tree Analysis to Examine Risk of Post-Traumatic Symptoms Among Maltreated, Multiracial Adolescents Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Mallory Constantine, Christopher A. Kearney
Abstract Child maltreatment and removal from home have been increasingly examined among marginalized groups but less so among multiracial youth. The present study examined 99 multiracial youth aged 11–17 (M = 14.18, SD = 1.79) years. Classification and regression tree analysis was conducted on demographic (age, gender, family religion, self-identified religious, English first language), type of maltreatment
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A Comparative Case Study of the Implementation of a Digital App-Based Platform Aimed at Reducing Sexual Risk in Adolescents and Young Adults Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Becky A. De Oliveira, Kaitlin Dent, Jennifer A. Smith, William Merchant, Stephen Wright
Risky sexual behaviors in adolescents and young adults often result in negative outcomes, such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies. This case study compares the exper...
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Readiness to Change, Trait Emotional Intelligence, and Client Fit in Wilderness Therapy Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-04-11 A. J. Mott, K. Zolotas, N. J. Harper
Abstract Youth (aged 12–30) are the most likely age group to experience problematic substance abuse, yet this population experiences relatively low rates of success in treatment and limited research and understanding exists regarding “client fit.” This study explored how youth participation in one Canadian wilderness therapy program affects trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and readiness to change
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Acceptability of a Healthy Relationships Program with Newcomer Youth: A Comparative Case Study with Three Newcomer-Serving Agencies Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Alexandra C. G. Smith, Claire V. Crooks
Abstract This research explored the acceptability of an evidence-informed healthy relationships program with newcomer youth at three newcomer-serving agencies. Utilizing mixed methods in an embedded multiple case study design, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from seven facilitators, three administrators, and 20 youth recipients from three agencies. Findings suggested the program is
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Afrophobia in Canadian Institutions: Youth Marginality, System Professionals and Systemic Barriers Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Kuir ë Garang, Gregory Leslie, Wayne Black
Abstract Until 1962, Canada was legally a Eurocentric racial state. After abandoning state-sanctioned racism in 1967, politicians soon realized that institutional entrenchment of racism would need more than laws-based anti-racism. Today, institutional racism, however, remains entrenched in Canadian institutions despite various mitigating processes by all levels of governments since the 1970s. In this
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Forgiving Behavior among Emerging Adults: The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality and Personality Traits Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Paul Raj, P. Padmakumari
Abstract The present study aims to examine the three important aspects of emerging adulthood, religiosity and spirituality, personality traits, and forgiveness which bring well-being benefits. It is hypothesized that religiosity and spirituality along with personality traits predict forgiveness among emerging adults. The Neo Five-Factor Inventory (NEO FFI), the Religiosity and Spirituality Scale for
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The Well-Being of Youth with Complex Needs in Care Preparing to Transition to Adulthood Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Jocelyn McQuay, Gabrielle Wilcox, David Nordstokke
Youth with chronic developmental delays and comorbid psychological disorders (complex needs) who live in out-of-home care are at increased risk of difficulties in all life areas. Few studies have i...
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Pushed, Dropped, or Fleeing from Care: The Narratives and Adultification of Black Youth Who Have Aged out of Ontario’s Child Welfare System Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-03-08 Travonne Edwards, Rasnat Chowdhury, Andre Laylor, Henry Parada, Bryn King
Abstract Black youth have consistently reported that when they are transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) into independence, they are not supported or included in decision-making, and they feel isolated and vulnerable as they face an uncertain future. Previous research has documented the ways in which Black youths’ experiences in care are characterized by unpredictability and loss, but then care
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The Psychological Effects of Coronavirus on Children in the Perception of Arab Israeli Parents Sample Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-03-07 Rafat Ghanamah, Hazar Eghbaria-Ghanamah
Abstract We examined the consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic on the psychosocial, behavioral, and cognitive functions of Arab Israeli children aged 3–12 years. The findings of an online cross-sectional survey indicated that, as reported by the parents (N = 267), during the Coronavirus pandemic, most of the children expressed more behavioral and concentration problems. Almost 85% of the children
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What Socio-Cultural Factors Encourage Child Marriage in Sanandaj, Iran? A Qualitative Study Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Bahman Baraie, Mehdi Rezaei, Haidar Nadrian, Hossein Matlabi
Our aim in the present study was to explore the cultural and social factors for child marriage in Sanandaj, Iran. In this qualitative study, semi-structured individual interviews were employed to c...
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“Working with What You Have:” Child Life Group Play Programs in North America Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Jessika C. Boles, Joan Turner, India Wheeler, Meredith George
Since the early twentieth century, group play programs have been a staple offering in children’s hospitals across North America, however little research to date has explored or evaluated these prog...
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Talk, Safety Science and Culture Change in Human Services in Two States: Some Insights from an Anthropological Study Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-12-21 James M. Nyce, Gail Bader, Noel Hengelbrok, Scott Modell
Abstract For human services professionals, safety is a practical and professional commitment. However, so far the human service community has made little use of the safety science literature. Using qualitative methods this paper tracks how the introduction of a safety science model to the human service organizations in two states resulted in shifts in talk about accidents and work. This in turn led
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Gifted Education in the Czech Republic and the Role of the School Counselor for Gifted Students Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-10-29 Eva Klimecká
Ensuring quality care for gifted students requires a functional school-based conception of giftedness. The role of a school counselor for gifted students (SCGS) is to develop and reinforce this con...
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Policy Context for Transitions to Adulthood Experienced by Young People with Complex Support Needs: Australian Federal and State Perspectives Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Therese M. Cumming, Iva Strnadová, Nirosha Boaden, Angela Dew, Ulrika Athanassiou, Leanne Dowse
Young people with disability and complex support needs are often marginalized and have poor post-school outcomes. These youth often experience disability combined with mental health and behavioral ...
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Perceptions toward Physical Activity and Their Associations with Achieving Sufficient Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents in Regional Thailand Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-10-04 Anoma Santiworakul, Nitita Piya-amornphan, Phatcharawadee Srirug, Areekul Amornsriwatanakul, Wannisa Kumban, Salila Cetthakrikul
Internal and external factors can potentially affect physical activity in individual children and adolescents. Unfortunately, no study has been conducted to explore the association between these fa...
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Challenges, Agency and Ecology in the Transition of Youth from State Residential Care to Independent Living in Johannesburg, South Africa Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Amukelani Bodiroa, Eleanor Ross
Abstract In South Africa, youth leaving care can be considered a vulnerable group given the limited preparation and support they tend to receive for independent living, exacerbated by the high numbers of young people who are not in employment, education or training. The study explored challenges experienced, coping mechanisms employed, and support provided to care leavers who had transitioned from
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To Change or Not to Change? A Study regarding the Satisfaction of Care Workers and Adolescents with the Motivational Interviewing Based Residential Youth Care Training Program Up2U Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Annika Eenshuistra, Priscilla M. Bhola, Ariënne J. Hoek-Dekker, Erik J. Knorth, Annemiek T. Harder
Abstract Long-term behavioral change is often difficult to achieve with adolescents staying in residential youth care. To achieve long-term behavioral change, we developed the Up2U training program to enhance these adolescents’ intrinsic motivation for change. Based on motivational interviewing and solution-focused therapy, Up2U is designed for conducting one-on-one conversations with adolescents in
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Identifying Successes and Barriers in a Child Advocacy Center: An Examination of Five Service Areas Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Amber E. Krushas, Teresa C. Kulig, Emily M. Wright, Ryan E. Spohn, Lynn M. Castrianno
Abstract Despite widespread support for coordinated responses to child maltreatment, little research examines the successes and barriers faced by child advocacy centers (CACs). The current study examines perspectives on program operations within a large CAC in the Midwest across 14 focus groups, including both internal CAC staff (N = 32) and external agency partners (N = 37). Universal successes and
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Juxtaposing Disadvantaged Children’s Insights on Psychosocial Help-Seeking with Those of Service Providers: Lessons from South Africa and Pakistan Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Sadiyya Haffejee, Linda Theron, Sajida Hassan, Panos Vostanis
Abstract Children living in resource-constrained environments have high levels of unmet psychosocial needs. Through participatory focus groups, we juxtaposed the views of 55 children aged 7–10 years from resource-constrained settings in South Africa and Pakistan, with those of 96 service providers, focusing on available sources of psychosocial support. Children largely relied on individual and relational
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The Historical and Ongoing State Sanctioned Attacks on Marginalized Young People: Why Do We Hurt Children? Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Grant Charles, Ben Anderson-Nathe
Published in Child & Youth Services (Vol. 43, No. 1, 2022)
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Liking of Children and Determining Abuse and Neglect among Students Studying Child Development at a Vocational School Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Mukaddes Demir Acar, Tulay Yilmaz Bingol
Abstract People working with children have important roles in diagnosing the symptoms and risks of child abuse and neglect. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between liking of children and determining a diagnosis of child abuse and neglect among a group of students studying child development at a Vocational School (N = 193). The data were collected using the Introductory Information
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Neuro Trauma Training: Feasibility and Acceptability of Online Training in Executive Function for Residential Childcare Workers Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-05-26 Louise Hendry, Emily Taylor, Lucie Mackinlay
Abstract Background In residential childcare for youth who have been removed from the birth home as a result of childhood maltreatment, staff are working with after-effects of developmental trauma. Experiencing trauma and neglect at a young age is likely to lead to adaptive alterations in brain development, in part due to over- or under-activation of the body’s stress response. As a result, care-experienced
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Emerging Adults during the Pandemic: The Experiences of Generation Z in the Context of Self-Determination Theory Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Gülendam Akgül
Abstract The COVID-19 Pandemic is associated with many radical changes in the lives of young adults. Their developmental and generational characteristics would likely affect their experiences of Pandemic. This study explores their experiences in the context of school, family, and friendship during the Pandemic. The sample consisted of 23 college students. Qualitative data were collected online and
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From Treatment to Empowerment: Conceptualizing the Role of Young People in Creating Change Processes for Their Peers Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-03-17 Maja Lindegaard Moensted, Niels Buus
Abstract Youth-led peer-support initiatives appear well placed to dismantle conventional binaries of youth-adult, as they hold promise as models able to perceive youth outside the role of service recipients. Drawing on ethnographic research at an Australian youth program that included interviews with young people, young and adult volunteers, and staff, this paper investigates the role young people
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Recreation in the Outdoors—Exploring the Friluftsliv Experience of Adolescents at Residential Care Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-03-07 Joakim J. Haaland, Morten Tønnessen
Abstract Providing recreational activities is an important aspect of the intervention at residential care. We explore adolescents’ experience of outdoor recreational activities organized by the care workers in the context of friluftsliv (literally: free-air-life). Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological method is used to analyze eight interviews with adolescents from residential care homes. Our analysis
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Educators’ Experiences of an Australian Education Program for Students in Out-of-Home Care Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-03-07 Indra M. Townsend, Andrea E. Reupert, Emily P. Berger
Abstract There is growing awareness of how being in out-of-home care (OOHC) can adversely impact children’s education. Accordingly, a number of programs have been developed that aim to address the educational needs of students in OOHC. This study aimed to explore educators’ experiences and perceptions of an educational program for students in OOHC. The experiences of eight program educators who participated
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Predictors of Body Mass Index and Maximum Handgrip Strength in 18–21 Year-Old on Remand Detainees on Entry into a South African Correctional Facility Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Marieke Theron, Lillian Artz, Johanna H. Nel, Marjanne Senekal
Abstract This study investigated the malnutrition profile of young males (n = 67) and females (n = 52) on remand detainees at entry into a correctional facility and determined clinically important predictors of body mass index (BMI) and maximum handgrip strength (MHGS). Measures included weight, height, triceps skinfold (TS) and maximum handgrip strength (MHGS), socio-demographics food security, meal
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“Not Just Participants”: Military-Connected Children’s Perspectives of a Recreational Camp Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Daniel J. Marshall
Abstract Strengths-based approaches to research with military-connected children (MCC) are sparse and their voices are rarely given the equivalent weight and influence compared to the voices of adults. Recreational camps can promote positive outcomes, and this paper draws on qualitative participatory methods exploring MCCs perceptions of a one-week recreational camp. It revealed three key interrelated
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Bullying Involvement among Children Receiving Clinical Care: Links to Mental Health Indicators, Individual Strengths, and Parenting Challenges Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Briana J. Goldberg, J. David Smith, Jessica Whitley, Maria Rogers
Abstract Bullying has harmful effects on mental health, and it is particularly toxic to children already struggling with mental health challenges. We explored mental health indicators in children, their individual strengths, and challenges in parenting in relation to children’s bullying involvement, assessed through parent and clinician reports. Results of our study involving 91 children (ages 4–11 years)
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Explicitly Epistemological: What is inside Our Knowledge Claims? Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-02-04 Ben Anderson-Nathe, Grant Charles
(2021). Explicitly Epistemological: What is inside Our Knowledge Claims? Child & Youth Services: Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 319-320.
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Literacy Concepts as an Intervention Strategy for Improving Fake News Knowledge, Detection Skills, and Curtailing the Tendency to Share Fake News in Nigeria Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2022-01-21 Oberiri Destiny Apuke, Bahiyah Omar, Elif Asude Tunca
Abstract This study examined the role of literacy concepts (information, news, media, and digital literacies), as an intervention strategy, in improving fake news knowledge, detection skills, and curtailing the tendency to share fake news among social media users. In doing so, this study used the inoculation theory and message interpretation process (MIP) theory to provide a useful explanation for
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Using Intergroup Contact Theory to Understand the Practices of Youth-Serving Professionals in the Context of YPAR: Identifying Racialized Adultism Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2021-11-24 Heather Kennedy, Yolanda Anyon, Corey Engle, Lynn Schofield Clark
Abstract Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is an approach where youth and adults partner to identify and address social issues and, in theory, creates conditions for positive intergroup contact. Yet, little is known about how the practices of YPAR facilitators enable or constrain intergroup contact, particularly in racially diverse groups. Using critical discourse analysis, we examined data
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Impact of Interactive Television Instruction (ITV) on Problem Solving Skills Among Out-of-School Nomadic Children in Northern Nigeria Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2021-11-11 Felix Olajide Talabi, Kenneth Udeh, Anibueze Anselm U, Joseph Moyinoluwa Talabi, Ayodeji Boluwatife Aiyesimoju, Enoch Adewunmi Oyeduntan, Verlumun Celestine Gever
Abstract The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of interactive television instruction in improving the problem solving skills of out-of-school nomadic children in Northern Nigeria. The study was a quasi experiment involving 470 out-of-school nomadic children who were randomly assigned into treatment group (n = 235) and control group (n = 235). The researchers carried out the study
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Social Re-Evaluation Model: A Mechanism for Evaluating the Social Capital of at-Risk Adolescents in an ultra-Orthodox Collective Society Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2021-11-09 Anat Kali, Shlomo Romi
Abstract This study explores socio-cultural mechanisms in a religious collective society, Israeli Ultra-Orthodox (UO) Judaism, and describes how these mechanisms create unique risk situations for adolescents. Four risk factors contribute to a high dropout rate among Israeli UO youth: strict expectations according to gender norms, social exclusion, social surveillance, and secretiveness. The present
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Parental Mental Illness as a Risk Factor for Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders: A Registry-Based Study of Specialized Child and Adolescent Health Services Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2021-11-08 Ove Heradstveit, Bente Storm Mowatt Haugland, Sondre Aasen Nilsen, Tormod Bøe, Børge Sivertsen, Mari Hysing
Abstract Parental mental illness is a major risk factor for youth psychopathology, but few studies have used data from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to investigate this group. We used a unique linkage between a CAMHS-registry and a large population-based survey of Norwegian adolescents aged 16–19 years. Nine hundred and seventy adolescents received CAMHS, of whom 87 (9%) were
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Reconsidering Ethics: Ripples Across Time, Place, and People Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2021-10-08 Grant Charles, Ben Anderson-Nathe
(2021). Reconsidering Ethics: Ripples Across Time, Place, and People. Child & Youth Services: Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 221-223.
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Youth without Housing: An Ecological-Developmental Perspective Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2021-10-12 Pushpanjali Dashora, Shiva Kiaras
Abstract The current study examined the perspectives of homeless youth on their life experiences using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological-developmental framework. Fifteen youth (18-24 years) were recruited from the streets and homeless serving agencies in a mid-western city in the US. They participated in a life history interview that covered topics including the lived experiences of youth with their family
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Evidence and Predictors of Resilience among Young Adults Exposed to Traumatic Events of the Armed Conflict in Kashmir Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2021-10-06 Aehsan Ahmad Dar, Sibnath Deb, Shinto Thomas, M. Dhamodharan, Farhat Jahan, Bushra Sumaiya, Shubhangi Gupta
Abstract No study to date exists regarding resilience in the context of armed conflict in Kashmir, India. Therefore, this study intended to understand the factors that predict resilience among young adults affected by the violence of the protracted conflict in Kashmir. The data were collected from 656 students, who experienced stress, related to the conflict. Findings showed that more than a quarter
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Promoting Capabilities with a Drama Workshop among Foster Care Adolescents Child & Youth Services Pub Date : 2021-09-24 Päivi Känkänen, Tarja Pääjoki, Marko Manninen
Abstract We assessed the impacts of a drama-based 13-session workshop among adolescents (N = 8) residing in a reform school due to severe conduct problems. The participants were interviewed three times during the process. In addition, they filled in a questionnaire assessing emotion processing. The theoretical background was Capabilities Approach. Our results showed that participation promoted numerous