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{"title":"Decision-making and goal setting among young people in residential care: Relationships with caregivers and the role of resilience","authors":"Cristina Peixoto Alves ,&nbsp;Mónica Costa ,&nbsp;Inês Carvalho Relva ,&nbsp;Catarina Pinheiro Mota","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108264","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108264","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Adverse relational experiences, such as neglect and abuse during childhood, can impair young people’s ability to establish clear life goals and make assertive decisions. However, integration into Residential Care (RC) can provide an opportunity for emotional reorganization, especially when the relational context offers a safe, protective, and welcoming environment. The quality of relationships with significant figures of affection can be a protective factor for developing resilience and self-regulation skills in young people. This study analyzed the role of the quality of relationship to significant figures (teachers and caregivers in RC) in decision-making and the goal-setting process for young people in RC, as well as the mediating role of resilience in these associations. The sample comprised 109 young people (62.4 % male) aged between 12 and 23 years (<em>M</em> = 16.60; <em>SD</em> = 2.37). Data were collected through a sociodemographic questionnaire and self-report questionnaires: Relationship with Significant Figures Questionnaire (RSFQ), Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ), and Resilience Scale (RS). The results indicate that the quality of the relationship with RC caregivers is positively associated with young people’s ability to set life goals, with resilience mediating this relationship. Furthermore, an indirect association was also observed between the quality of attachment to institutional caregivers and the decision-making process through resilience. Family participation in the young people’s Life Projects (LP) was controlled, showing significant effects on decision-making. The results are discussed considering attachment theory, highlighting the role of relationships with significant figures in the emotional reorganization and future trajectory construction of young people in RC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108264"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Profiles of family resilience and college adjustment among Chinese Undergraduates: A latent profile and network analysis approach","authors":"Peiyu Zhou ,&nbsp;Yan Liu ,&nbsp;Meiling Xiao,&nbsp;Huan Chen,&nbsp;Xu Sun,&nbsp;Zhuoling Xiong,&nbsp;Yuxuan Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108249","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108249","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>College adjustment profoundly influences undergraduates’ work and personal lives as they transition into society. Family resilience theory has emerged as one of the most frequently cited frameworks in risk management and coping research.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study employed Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) and network analysis to investigate the complex reciprocal relationship between family resilience and college adjustment from a family systems perspective.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 869 college students aged 18–24 years (<em>M</em>_age = 20.06, <em>SD</em> = 1.02) participated in the study, completing the Chinese Family Resilience Assessment Scale and the China College Student Adjustment Scale.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>(1) The LPA identified three distinct profiles of family resilience (i.e., low, moderate, and high) and two profiles of college adjustment (i.e., adjustive and potential adjustive). (2) Network analysis revealed that problem-solving, harmony, and cohesion emerged as the core elements of the family resilience network across all levels. (3) “Learning adjustment” was identified as the key link between family resilience and college adjustment. (4) In the low family resilience- potential adjustive group, social support acted as a bridge connecting family resilience and college adjustment, though it was negatively correlated with learning adjustment. In contrast, in the high family resilience-college adjustive group, the two variables were distinctly organized into separate clusters.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Family resilience and college adjustment demonstrate distinct profiles, with the network structures of family resilience and social adaptability exhibiting unique characteristics across different subgroups. This study provides valuable insights into family resilience and its relationship with college adjustment among undergraduate students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108249"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143769034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human trafficking services for youth with minoritized identities: Application of an access to care framework","authors":"Cynthia Fraga Rizo ,&nbsp;Jennifer E. O’Brien ,&nbsp;Kathleen M. Preble ,&nbsp;Kimberly J. Mitchell","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108263","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108263","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>People with minoritized identities often experience barriers to accessing needed services that address their unique needs. The current study applied the Access to Care framework to examine minoritized youths’ access to human trafficking services based on the perceptions and experiences of law enforcement and service providers working in this area. The study was guided by the following two research questions: (1) Based on the Access to Care framework, what does access to human trafficking services look like for youth with minoritized identities? (2) How appropriate is the Access to Care framework for understanding access to human trafficking services among youth with minoritized identities? Eighty law enforcement and service providers from 11 different communities across the United States participated in in-depth, individual interviews on law enforcement responses to child sex trafficking, including the differential experiences of youth with minoritized identities. Findings centered on four Access to Care dimensions (i.e., availability, accessibility, accommodation, and acceptability) and the importance of acknowledging how larger societal factors impact access. Critical implications highlight the need for policies that reduce vulnerability and increase access for youth with minoritized identities, internal agency assessments to identify biases and consider practices to increase access (e.g., representation, trainings, culturally responsive services), and more research centering the voices of youth with diverse identities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adverse and positive childhood experiences and associated adulthood criminal conviction","authors":"Ganghui Suh ,&nbsp;Angela Chow ,&nbsp;Tzung-Shiang Ou ,&nbsp;Hsien-Chang Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108262","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108262","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent studies have highlighted how different childhood experiences are related to juvenile convictions, yet no study has examined different adverse-positive childhood experiences (ACE-PCE) dynamics to assess the mechanisms of childhood experiences leading to adulthood criminality. This study investigated the contribution of ACE and PCE exposures in experiencing adulthood criminal convictions using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health data (N = 1,964) in four conceptual models based on Resiliency Theory’s frameworks. The associations of both adverse and positive childhood experiences on the likelihood of developing adulthood conviction experiences were analyzed. The results suggest that ACEs and PCEs present dose–response effects independently of one another where increasing exposure levels directly led to increased and decreased likelihood of developing adulthood conviction, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of music-based therapy on adolescents and children with physical and mental health problems. A systematic review","authors":"Xiangyuan Huang ,&nbsp;Jiahua Ma ,&nbsp;Chunhai Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108251","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108251","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Music-based therapy (MT) has emerged as a powerful tool in addressing the physical and mental health challenges faced by adolescents and children. Several studies in the past have found the profound impact of music-based therapy on the well-being of people having physical and Mental health problems. This systematic review aimed to review key studies conducted in the recent past highlighting the physical and mental health benefits of music-based interventions. The study followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review (PRISMA) guidelines for conducting this review. Fourteen (14) studies were extracted from the literature for this systematic review. The study synthesizes the theoretical frameworks and delivery approaches adopted in the selected studies. Most studies reported significant and positive effects of music-based interventions on participants’ physical and mental health. The active music-based therapy approach produces positive outcomes among the participants more effectively. However, most studies neglect the long-term effects of music-based therapy intervention on physical and mental health and focus only on the short-term outcomes of the interventions. The recommendations and implications of this study are extensively discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108251"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143725782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adoption process in South Africa: Experiences of transracial adoptive families","authors":"Jean Luyt,&nbsp;Leslie Swartz","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108255","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108255","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transracial adoption in South Africa rests on many laws and policies aimed to ensure access to social services, including adoption to all children in need. The number of adoptions, including transracial adoptions, finalised annually is low and has continued to decrease in recent years. The perceptions and experiences of the process of adoption impacts on the number of prospective adoptive parents coming forward to adopt. The adoption process may also impact on the ability of adoptive parents to parent transracially adopted children appropriately. This paper reports on the experiences, challenges and tasks of the adoption process of prospective transracial adoptive parents in South Africa. Data were gathered via family interviews and focus groups of 26 transracial adoptive families, based in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Results revealed four themes, namely: demanding adoption process beset by adoption-related bureaucracy; lack of uniformity of the adoption process; lack of separation of different aspects of the adoption process; and ambivalence towards adoption service providers. Having clarity about the laws and policies related to adoption increases the transparency of the process and ensures that adoption is executed in an ethical way in line with the relevant laws and policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108255"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143734561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The intergenerational effects of intimate partner violence on child development","authors":"Dung Duc Le ,&nbsp;Long Thanh Giang","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108254","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108254","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the intergenerational effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on child development in Vietnam. We contribute to the growing literature by examining the relationship between IPV and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in Vietnamese children. Employing an instrumental variable approach to address potential endogeneity concerns, we analyzed data from the National Survey on Domestic Violence Against Women. Two-stage least squares regressions show that a one standard deviation increase in the IPV index led to a 0.378-point increase in the child behavioral problem score.<!--> <!-->The effect was mainly driven by children living in rural areas and less wealthy households. We further suggest that witnessing IPV and the negative impacts of IPV on women’s health may be pathways through which IPV affects children’s development. These findings highlight IPV as a major risk factor for negative child development outcomes,<!--> <!-->thus informing public health initiatives and social service interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108254"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"If you Build it (with them in Mind), They’re more likely to Come: A qualitative study informing Black father engagement in early childhood home visiting programs","authors":"Paula Marie Powe ,&nbsp;Flor de Abril Cameron ,&nbsp;Amber Tan ,&nbsp;Tasha Alston ,&nbsp;Jennifer Bellamy","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108256","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108256","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The role of fathers as caregivers has been evolving over the past four decades, and the strong connection between parenting practices and child development outcomes underscores the need to include both mothers and fathers in early childhood prevention and intervention programs. Black fathers are less likely than other fathers to be engaged in these programs even though their positive involvement in early childhood has been associated with unique developmental benefits and decreased exposure to adverse childhood events. Previous research has not assessed barriers and facilitators of Black father engagement in early childhood home visiting (ECHV) programs specifically, which have the potential to overcome some logistical barriers to father engagement in programming that occurs outside of the home. To fill this gap in the literature, this study involved conducting 37 semi-structured interviews with Black fathers of young children, Black men without children, and mothers of young children with Black fathers to inform Black father engagement in ECHV programs. Qualitative themes included participants welcoming the idea of ECHV and the opportunity for both parents to obtain parenting education, apprehension about the purpose and implications of ECHV services, the impact of the qualities and approach of the home visitor, and the importance of fathers co-developing and meeting shared goals and seeing improvement in child wellbeing. Suggestions for the cultural tailoring and marketing of ECHV programs for Black fathers as well as implications for research and policy are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143725687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“I’d lost trust and having to tell everyone the same story again and again and again…”: Bottlenecks and barriers to the application of therapeutic approaches within care services’ ecological systems","authors":"Claire Paterson-Young ,&nbsp;Michael Maher ,&nbsp;Ecem Karlıdağ-Dennis ,&nbsp;Megan Hogg","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108252","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108252","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Children in out-of-home care (OOHC) who have been exposed to significant adversities such as neglect, abuse, family dysfunction, acute family stress, and/or revolving placements are at risk of experiencing poor outcomes. Each of these experiences can result in complex traumas for children, which creates cognitive and emotional difficulties. Although social care has the responsibility for supporting such children, there are certain pressures when it assumes responsibility for other statutory services, such as Public Health. These tensions can lead to missed opportunities in the effective support of children and young people with, for example, a focus on behavioural management rather than therapeutic approaches, with the latter being believed to be more effective in dealing with the underlying trauma. When partnerships are formed effectively, this creates space for innovative practices such as the approach examined in this paper.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with children, foster carers, and staff engaged in therapeutic interventions, delivered by an independent not-for-profit company in the United Kingdom, to investigate the effectiveness of services in improving outcomes for children. The services were designed to tackle health inequalities for those who experienced problems with their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s (1977) Ecological Systems Theory, the research presented here explores the benefits of early-help therapeutic projects for children and young people receiving support from social care. It seeks to understand the role of therapeutic support in improving outcomes for children in OOHC.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The paper is the first of its kind in the UK to explore the impact of projects delivering therapeutic interviews, through a joined-up approach that combines with Public Health and Social Care, for care-experienced children and young people, as well as for foster carers. It concludes by identifying the range of bottlenecks and barriers that can hamper therapeutic interventions and offers recommendations for developing cohesive approaches to supporting children and young people through a therapeutic lens.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108252"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A shared mission: On the indispensable partnership between Medicaid and child welfare in state governments, and the promise of research using linked data","authors":"Matthew T. Walton,&nbsp;Ben Allaire,&nbsp;Tami Mark,&nbsp;Melissa Dolan","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108232","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108232","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Children whose parents experience mental health and substance use disorders are at greater risk of child welfare system involvement, especially in low-income families. Researchers have investigated whether the provision of established psychiatric services can effectively prevent child maltreatment and contact with state child welfare authorities. Their results have contributed to a promising body of knowledge which suggests that psychiatric treatments can be an important means of preventing child maltreatment and preserving families. However, the practical reality that Medicaid and the child welfare system are administered by two very distinct functions of state governments poses a set of serious obstacles to coordination of care and hinders the efforts of practitioners to deliver services in a way that meet families’ needs. This is particularly important in light of the implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act, which requires states to provide a suite of evidence-based practices in an attempt to prevent removing children from their homes. This article discusses the creation of a new data asset called the Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data (CCOULD), which provides researchers with a new way to test hypotheses about how the practices of Medicaid and child welfare agencies impact one another. CCOULD contains linked data of Medicaid claims with records from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) and Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) for a set of over 1.5 million cases in Florida and Kentucky and is now available for request.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108232"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}