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The Implications of Wartime Evacuation for Israeli Families With Young Children: A Social Worker's Perspective 战时疏散对有小孩的以色列家庭的影响：一个社会工作者的观点

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-06-14 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.13317

Einav Segev, Yael Hochman, Merav Jedwab, Muriel Balkanyi-Nehora

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Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children's Participation in Recreational Activities: The Experiences of Ghana's Children COVID-19封锁对儿童参与娱乐活动的影响：加纳儿童的经历

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.70002

Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Kwame S. Sakyi, Christopher Lartey, Abena Kyere

{"title":"Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children's Participation in Recreational Activities: The Experiences of Ghana's Children","authors":"Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Kwame S. Sakyi, Christopher Lartey, Abena Kyere","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although some research has been conducted on the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on a variety of population groups, the primary focus has been on the economic aspects. Very little research has been conducted on the pandemic lockdowns' effect on children's recreational activities, despite global recognition that play is an integral part of children's growth and development. Furthermore, there is scant evidence regarding the effects of the 3-week confinement on children's recreational activities in Ghana. The study used a cross-sectional mixed-methods approach to obtain data from a sample of 385 children aged 10–17 in the Ghanaian cities of Accra and Tema. The study's objectives are to examine the prevalence of children's participation in recreational activities during the lockdown, the kinds of recreational activities participated in by children, the reasons for children's lack of participation in recreational activities and the effect of the lockdown on children's engagement in recreational activities. The results show that seven in 10 children engaged in recreational activities, with participation being higher in females than males. The pandemic lockdown impacted children's capacity to enjoy unrestricted play due to restricted mobility, school closures and heightened parental fears, which collectively limited outdoor and social play opportunities. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has been declared officially over, the paper recommends using the current study's findings as a foundation and a guide for future events involving young people's participation in leisure and recreation under similar confinement conditions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 2","pages":"810-822"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147715207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Restorative Frame: A Grounded Theory Study of Protective Factors for Foster Care Disruptions 恢复性框架：寄养中断保护因素的扎根理论研究

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.70008

J. Wesley Furlong, Jillian Landers, Gaynor Yancey

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Reporting a Black Child's Situation to Protective Services: Differences in Decision Making by Caseworkers in Administrative Areas With Disproportionately High and Low Reports 向保护服务机构报告黑人儿童的情况：报告比例高和低的行政区域的个案工作者在决策方面的差异

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-06-11 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.13313

Sarah Dufour, Chantal Lavergne, Héloïse Pelletier-Gagnon, Marjolaine Lord

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‘I Felt Brave’: A Mixed-Methods Study on Participants' Parental Efficacy After Attending a Parent–Child Programme in a Remote Aboriginal Community “我觉得自己很勇敢”：一项在偏远原住民社区参加亲子活动后父母效能的混合方法研究

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.13302

Carolin Stock, Maggie Kerinaiua Punguatji, Aileen Tiparui, Christel van den Boogaard, Carmen Cubillo, Gary Robinson

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A Mixed-Methods Study on the Associations Between Community Resilience and Parental Self-Efficacy Among Parents of Children With Autism During War: The Mediating Role of Stress, Anxiety and Depression 战争期间自闭症儿童父母社区弹性与父母自我效能的关系：压力、焦虑和抑郁的中介作用

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.70005

Ayelet Gur, Neora Sarusi, Inbal Bechar Katz, Shlomit Shnitzer-Meirovich

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The Interplay Between Child and Parental Emotional Symptoms: Insights From Super Skills for Life Programme 儿童和父母情绪症状之间的相互作用：来自生活超级技能计划的见解

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.70012

Teresa Galán-Luque, Mireia Orgilés

{"title":"The Interplay Between Child and Parental Emotional Symptoms: Insights From Super Skills for Life Programme","authors":"Teresa Galán-Luque, Mireia Orgilés","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Research has extensively examined the influence of parental well-being on children's emotional health, yet fewer studies have explored the reciprocal impact of children's emotional health on parents. This study aimed to identify factors associated with parental emotional symptoms and assess the effectiveness of the Super Skills for Life (SSL) programme—delivered in traditional and computerized formats—in improving parental emotional outcomes and satisfaction. A total of 102 Spanish-speaking children aged 8–12 years exhibiting subclinical levels of anxiety and/or depression participated in this randomized effectiveness clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05574491). Participants were randomly assigned to either the traditional (<i>n</i> = 53) or computerized (<i>n</i> = 49) SSL format. Both interventions were delivered individually in a clinical setting under therapist supervision. Parental emotional symptoms and satisfaction, along with children's emotional symptoms, were assessed through self-reported measures. Higher parental emotional symptoms were associated with greater child emotional symptoms and lower parental satisfaction, particularly satisfaction with oneself as a parent. Gender differences were observed, with women reporting higher levels of anxiety. Both SSL formats significantly improved parental satisfaction and mental health outcomes, with no significant differences between the two intervention groups. Findings suggest that SSL not only benefits children's emotional health but also enhances parental well-being through direct support (therapist guidance and written resources) and indirect mechanisms (child symptom improvement). The programme's flexibility and effectiveness make it a valuable intervention for supporting both children and parents in clinical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 2","pages":"847-858"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147714998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Disability, Pregnancy, and Child Protective Services: Experiences of Birthing People in Ontario, Canada 残疾、怀孕和儿童保护服务：加拿大安大略省产妇的经验

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.13309

Claire Grant, Momina Khan, Lesley A. Tarasoff, Yona Lunsky, Kate Welsh, Laurie Proulx, Susan M. Havercamp, Hilary K. Brown

{"title":"Disability, Pregnancy, and Child Protective Services: Experiences of Birthing People in Ontario, Canada","authors":"Claire Grant, Momina Khan, Lesley A. Tarasoff, Yona Lunsky, Kate Welsh, Laurie Proulx, Susan M. Havercamp, Hilary K. Brown","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13309","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We explored disabled birthing parents' fear of, and involvement with, child protective services in the perinatal period, including how such experiences impacted their prenatal, birth, and postpartum care. Birthing parents with a physical, sensory, and/or intellectual or developmental disability were recruited in Ontario, Canada, and completed semi-structured interviews about their perinatal care experiences. Using an interpretive phenomenological analysis approach, the following themes were constructed among 11 participants. Participants described being labelled as an ‘instant red flag’, with assumptions from perinatal health care providers about their parenting impacting their perinatal care experiences. They remembered ‘jumping through hoops’ to prove themselves as parents, describing unrealistic expectations from child protective services and noting that such services often hindered their early parenting abilities. Finally, they identified that ‘no one helps us’, pointing out a lack of tailored support to facilitate parenting and newborn care and scepticism towards perinatal service involvement. Our findings show the need for systemic reform in the practices and policies of child protective services, enhanced disability training for perinatal health care providers and social service professionals, and tailored services and strengthened informal support networks for prospective and new parents with disabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 2","pages":"649-659"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13309","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147715174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Class Peer Network and Heterogeneous Intervention Effects on Children's Social Information Processing Skills: Evidence From Let's Be Friends (Shaanxi) Trial 2 班级同伴网络和异质干预对儿童社会信息加工技能的影响：来自《我们做朋友吧（陕西）》试验二的证据

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.13311

Na Li, Jin Peng, Xiaodong Sun, Shenyang Guo

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Making Accurate Judgements in Child Welfare: Comparing ChatGPT With Qualified Social Workers 正确判断儿童福利：ChatGPT与合格社工之比较

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Child & Family Social Work Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-06-02 DOI: 10.1111/cfs.13304

David Wilkins, Verity Benett

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