{"title":"‘Eat, Sleep, School, Repeat’: The Influence of the Dutch Asylum System on the Capabilities and Aspirations of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Adolescents During Their Transition to Adulthood","authors":"K. Winkens, A. E. Zijlstra, W. J. Post, M. Smit","doi":"10.1111/chso.12953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12953","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines the transition to adulthood of unaccompanied asylum-seeking adolescents in the context of the Dutch asylum system. We thereby focus on adolescents' capabilities and their perceptions of the enabling or hampering role of the system, the laws and policies which constitute it, and the ways in which these are implemented and put into practice. Drawing on semi-structured interviews and participant observation, we argue that the asylum system was experienced as a succession of waiting periods—for an asylum status and for family reunification—during which adolescents experienced uncertainties and limited agency in pursuing their aspirations. Earlier studies focused on predominantly refugees' asylum status as determining capabilities. While informants generally received their asylum status before their eighteenth birthday, expanding their capabilities, uncertainties and inabilities regarding family reunification extended into their nominal adulthood. Relationships with professionals both alleviated and compounded informants' concerns during these waiting periods.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"39 4","pages":"835-844"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12953","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256300","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}
{"title":"Temporalities in Crisis: Analysing the Sacchi v. Argentina Case and Children's Rights in the Climate Emergency","authors":"Florencia Paz Landeira","doi":"10.1111/chso.12955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12955","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article examines the Sacchi v. Argentina case, a landmark legal action led by children against five states for their role in climate change, analysed through the lens of temporality. The case, brought before the Committee on the Rights of the Child, was pivotal in linking the climate crisis to children's rights, despite being ruled inadmissible. This paper explores the multiple temporalities inherent in the climate crisis, such as urgency, gradualness and intergenerational effects, and how they intersect with legal frameworks and children's unique experience of time. By focusing on the narratives and claims of the child petitioners, this study investigates the disproportionate impacts of climate change on younger generations and the ways in which the law constructs time, offering a new perspective on the relationship between human rights and environmental justice. The analysis contributes to the broader discourse on how to address children's rights within the growing field of climate litigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"39 4","pages":"854-863"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12955","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256241","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}
{"title":"Mental Wellbeing Needs and Support for Care-Experienced Children and Young People in Secondary School and During the Transition to Further Education College","authors":"Sarah MacDonald, Gillian Hewitt, Siôn Jones, Alyson Rees, Rachel Brown, Rebecca Anthony, Rhiannon Evans","doi":"10.1111/chso.12951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12951","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Education settings are critical for supporting mental wellbeing, but there is limited support specifically for care-experienced children and young people, including gaps in supporting the transition to Further Education (FE) colleges. Using a mixture of qualitative methods, this study aimed to understand mental wellbeing provision in secondary schools and FE colleges in Wales, UK, for those currently or formerly in foster, kinship or residential care, or adopted. Consultations were held with children and young people (<i>n</i> = 22), adoptive parents and carers (<i>n</i> = 17) and education, social care and mental health practitioners (<i>n</i> = 23). Case studies were conducted in four local authorities and included secondary schools and FE colleges. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with learners and students (<i>n</i> = 10), carers (<i>n</i> = 2), and staff (<i>n</i> = 24). Consultations informed the case study topic guides and were then combined with interviews as part of an overarching Framework Analysis. Findings indicated peaks in wellbeing needs during the transition to secondary school and in response to changes in school environments and practices. Additional support needs at the transition to college were associated with growing independence and leaving care. Awareness of the needs of adopted children and young people was low. Barriers to support included children and young people not wanting to be singled out, as well as staff capacity issues. Facilitators included encouraging a sense of belonging and connections with carers to tackle wellbeing early on. Recommendations include promoting education-based relationships, improving opportunities for care-experienced children and young people to shape support, and enhancing staff support structures, including cross-setting collaborations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"39 4","pages":"807-824"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/chso.12951","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256284","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}
{"title":"Young People's Experiences of Out-of-Home Care as Conveyed by Video Vlogs\u0000 Nuorten Kokemuksia Huostaanotosta Videovlogien välittämänä","authors":"Marjut Jokela, Riitta Vornanen, Sari Rissanen","doi":"10.1111/chso.12945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12945","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article examines the experiences of young people in out-of-home care through video vlogs published on YouTube. YouTube is popular among young people as a communication channel where they can use videos to express their opinions and share hobbies or life experiences through diary-like vlogs. The research group consists of Finnish-speaking young people (<i>n</i> = 47) and the study employed narrative analysis as this method is appropriate for exploring video narratives. We identified several key storylines in these young people's vlogs concerning both their experiences before entering out-of-home care and their time within it. Like other young individuals, young people in out-of-home care have hopes and dreams. However, they have also experienced child welfare processes and life outside the home, raising different issues in their stories. In their vlogs, young people talk openly about their experiences, making vlogs an authentic opportunity to see and hear young people's uncensored opinions about out-of-home care. However, the use of vlogs as data in child welfare research is still rare.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47660,"journal":{"name":"Children & Society","volume":"39 4","pages":"780-788"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256065","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}