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{"title":"Implementing universal maternal depression screening in Head Start: A convergent mixed methods study","authors":"Abigail Palmer Molina ,&nbsp;Lawrence Palinkas ,&nbsp;Yuliana Hernandez ,&nbsp;Iliana Garcia ,&nbsp;Scott Stuart ,&nbsp;Todd Sosna ,&nbsp;Ferol E. Mennen","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107938","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107938","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><div>Implementing maternal depression screening in child-serving programs can help ensure that more mothers receive mental health services. This study examined the implementation of universal maternal depression screening in community-based Head Start programs.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Quantitative and qualitative data were merged in a convergent mixed method design to assess four domains from the RE-AIM implementation science framework (Reach, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance). Qualitative data included interviews with stakeholders and meeting minutes from the implementation period. Quantitative data included intervention outcomes and administrative data.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In terms of reach, 85% of eligible Head Start mothers were screened for depression, and English-speaking mothers were more likely to refuse screening than Spanish-speaking or bilingual mothers. Barriers to screening included lack of availability, stigma, privacy concerns, lack of interest, and lack of trust. In terms of adoption, all sites and staff adopted screening due to organizational mandates. In terms of implementation, there was wide variation in rates of positive screenings across staff completing the screening (ranging from 0% to 46%), and barriers included concerns about staff role and lack of training. In terms of maintenance, screening was not sustained after the study period due to organizational priorities and lack of buy-in from staff.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Universal maternal depression screening has the potential to reach low-income Head Start mothers, but additional efforts should be made to build staff capacity to engage mothers in screening.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107938"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312042","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":"The efficacy of the Peace Ambassador Project: Promoting children’s emotional intelligence to address aggression in the early childhood classroom","authors":"Mun Wong ,&nbsp;Thomas G. Power","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107937","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107937","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explored the effect of a social emotional learning programme- the ECE-Peace Ambassador Project (ECE-PAP) − on children’s (i) emotional intelligence, (ii) prosocial behaviour, (iii) aggressive behaviour with peers, (iv) and peer exclusion. Employing a quasi-experimental design, ECE-PAP was implemented in 16 schools in Hong Kong. In each school, teachers in one K3 class (4- to 5-year-olds) implemented the programme and a second K3 class served as a control (<em>N</em>=302). Multiple reporters (children, parents, and teachers) provided assessments of children’s emotional competence, social behaviour, aggressive behaviour, and responses to peer aggression the week before the programme, the week after, and three months later. Preliminary analyses showed that at pretest, children in the experimental condition showed lower emotional intelligence and less competent responses to peer aggression than controls. However, these differences disappeared by posttest and remained non-significant at follow-up. Children in the experimental condition showed increases from pre- to posttest in emotional intelligence, emotion labelling, and taking action to stop bullying, and decreases in avoidance and aggressive responses. Implementing the programme over a greater number of weeks was associated with more positive child outcomes. These results suggest that ECE-PAP may be an effective, cost-effective way to address aggressive behaviour in kindergarten classrooms by promoting children’s emotional intelligence and social skills.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107937"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312045","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":"Parent-to-Parent support perception and Parent-Child relationship in parents of children with special Needs: The mediating role of quality of life","authors":"Halime Miray Sümer Dodur,&nbsp;Büşra Çalişkan","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107925","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107925","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This study aimed to determine the relationships between parent-to-parent support perception, quality of life, and parent–child relationship levels among Turkish parents of children with special needs.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were collected from 235 parents of children with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder using the Parent-to-Parent Support Perception Scale, WHOQOL-BREF quality of life scale, and Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the mediating role of quality of life.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The findings indicate that quality of life partially mediates the relationship between the perception of parent-to-parent support and the parent–child relationship. The partial mediation model showed acceptable goodness-of-fit indices and significant path coefficients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The study concluded that higher perceived parent-to-parent support enhances the quality of life, improving the parent–child relationship. This suggests that interventions aimed at increasing parent-to-parent support can positively impact the quality of life and strengthen parent–child relationships among parents of children with special needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107925"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312123","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":"“Who is going to help us?”: A qualitative study on young care leaver’s experiences in Iran","authors":"Ayoub Eslamian ,&nbsp;Rojan Afrouz ,&nbsp;Amir Moghanibashi-Mansourieh","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107936","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107936","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Young people often face many challenges and uncertainties when they leave residential care. However, limited studies explored their lived experiences of transitioning to post out-of-home care particularly in Iran. This research aimed to explore the lived experiences of young care leavers in Iran and their perceptions and views of their transitioning to the world outside of home care. In line with the social constructionist approach, a qualitative method was adopted to gain insights and listen to care leavers’ voices within semi-structured interviews. A total of 18 care leavers participated in face-to-face interviews. The ages of the participants ranged from 19 to 32. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the research data.</div><div>The study’s findings reveal that young care leavers experienced a feeling of abandonment, sudden transition to an independent life, stigma and discrimination, loneliness and isolation. Also, transitioning to independent living outside of home care brought various challenges that care leavers were not prepared for.</div><div>Considering the challenges that young care leavers shared in this research, social workers, service providers, and decision-makers should pay more attention to setting up a personalised and proper transition plan for young people. Also, longer-term social change, community engagement and public awareness are needed to change the stereotypes and discriminatory approach against young care leavers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107936"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740924005085/pdfft?md5=c3d12ae2a840c24f1e59bb733ea0b4ea&pid=1-s2.0-S0190740924005085-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142314130","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 cross-lagged relationship between adolescent school bullying and loneliness——The predictive role of childhood emotional maltreatment","authors":"Yanlin Chen,&nbsp;Ruibo Xie,&nbsp;Xinyu Wang,&nbsp;Rui Zhang,&nbsp;Weijian Li,&nbsp;Wan Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107935","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107935","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>School bullying and loneliness have become common problems in adolescent interpersonal relationships. The increase of school bullying in recent years is closely related to adolescents’ loneliness, and loneliness may also affect the implementation of school bullying. Meanwhile, childhood emotional maltreatment plays an important role in interpersonal relationship problems triggered by adolescence, which has attracted a lot of attention from researchers. The purpose of this study was to explore the mutual and transactional relationship between loneliness and school bullying under childhood emotional maltreatment. A total of 1214 Chinese high school students (Mage = 15.46, SD = 0.71) completed the measures of childhood emotional maltreatment, loneliness, and school bullying. They provided data in three waves (T1, T2, and T3, 6 months apart). The results reality that loneliness under childhood emotional abuse and school bullying are correlated and that childhood emotional abuse significantly predicts loneliness and school bullying in adolescence. Specifically, loneliness positively predicted school bullying, but the predictive effect of school bullying on loneliness was influenced by gender. Moreover, childhood emotional maltreatment can lead to the perpetration of school bullying by triggering loneliness in adolescents. The results of the study, although unexpected, also reveal social problems and provide new ideas for studying adolescent interpersonal problems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107935"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142274564","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":"Using natural language processing approaches to characterize professional experiences of child welfare workers","authors":"Karikarn Chansiri,&nbsp;Xinyu Wei,&nbsp;Ka Ho Brian Chor","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107930","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107930","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High turnover rates among child welfare workers, including caseworkers and supervisors, are associated with negative attitudes and perceptions about work (NAPW). Our study aimed to (a) explore how child welfare workers’ demographic characteristics, professional attributes, and their work narratives are related to NAPW and (b) extract themes from these narratives to understand their professional needs and concerns. In 2022, a statewide online survey was administered to active child welfare caseworkers and supervisors in a large Midwestern state. This survey, combining standardized scales and an open-ended question about work experiences, yielded numeric (N = 551 survey respondents) and text data (N = 2,193 words). We analyzed the numeric data using general linear modeling and the text data using natural language processing (NLP) techniques. Results showed that workers associated with higher NAPW were female, younger, from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, less tenured, and more likely to be employed in public agencies and to work longer hours. They are predominantly caseworkers rather than supervisors. Worker role and agency affiliation had the largest effect sizes. NLP analysis showed that workers with more NAPW frequently used third-person pronouns and emotionally negative language, suggesting a disconnection from colleagues and job dissatisfaction. Caseworkers often used first-person singular pronouns, indicating feelings of isolation. Two key themes emerged: a) the need for better agency support during home visits and b) concerns over traumatic experiences and ineffective trauma-informed practices. The findings suggest that future interventions should prioritize the well-being of caseworkers in public agencies and consider language patterns in workers’ narratives to understand their vulnerability to NAPW.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107930"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312124","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":"Physical maltreatment, insecure attachment, and online gaming disorder among Chinese adolescents: A multi-group analysis of single and non-single child family","authors":"Yuhang Cheng ,&nbsp;Shan Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107934","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107934","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined the effect of physical maltreatment on online gaming disorder and investigated the mediating role of insecure attachment in the aforementioned relationship. Further, multi-group analysis was conducted aiming to explore whether the pathways in the conceptual model were significantly different across the groups of adolescents from single and non-single child families. Based on a multi-stage random cluster sampling method, a total of 2001 adolescents aged 12–18 years (51.3 % boys and 48.7 % girls) was obtained from Hebei Province, China. We used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and multi-group analysis in SEM for data analyses.The results showed that physical abuse was directly associated with online gaming disorder (B=0.139, <em>β =</em> 0.107, <em>p &lt;</em> 0.01, 95 % CI [0.063, 0.218]). Only anxious attachment mediated the relationship between physical abuse and online gaming disorder (B=0.069, <em>β</em> = 0.053, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001, 95 % CI [0.045, 0.098]), and between physical neglect and online gaming disorder (B=0.025, <em>β</em> = 0.029, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001, 95 % CI [0.015, 0.038]). The results of multi-group analysis suggested the significant difference in the pathway coefficients between the two groups. Significant difference was observed in the specific structural pathway between physical neglect and anxious attachment (CRD= − 2.851,<!--> <em>p</em> &lt; 0.05), with the effect being stronger for adolescents from single child families (B=0.248, <em>β</em> = 0.279,<!--> <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001, 95 % CI [0.176, 0.392]) compared with those from non-single child families (B=0.115, <em>β</em> = 0.137,<!--> <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001, 95 % CI [0.073, 0.199]). The findings suggest the indirect influencing mechanism of insecure attachment in the relationship between physical maltreatment and online gaming disorder. The results of the multi-group analysis require future practitioners to evaluate the family conditions of siblings when intervening in online gaming disorder of adolescents.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107934"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312122","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":"The cost-effectiveness and cost-consequences of a school-based social worker intervention: A within-trial economic evaluation","authors":"Elizabeth-Ann Schroeder ,&nbsp;David Westlake ,&nbsp;Shahd Daher ,&nbsp;Linda Adara ,&nbsp;Sharon Ayayo ,&nbsp;Verity Bennett ,&nbsp;Sungwook Kim ,&nbsp;Fiona Lugg-Widger ,&nbsp;Melissa Meindl ,&nbsp;Lena Meister ,&nbsp;Kim Munnery ,&nbsp;Philip Pallmann ,&nbsp;Louisa Roberts ,&nbsp;Sarah Rawlinson ,&nbsp;James White ,&nbsp;Stavros Petrou","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107928","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107928","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Schools are a significant source of referrals to Children’s Social Care (CSC) services. A within-trial economic evaluation estimated the cost-effectiveness of embedding social workers in schools (SWIS) in England compared to usual practice. Two hundred and sixty-eight schools comprising 277,888 students were randomised. The primary outcome of the trial was section 47 enquiries (i.e. child protection referrals to CSC services). The economic evaluation estimated the incremental cost-effectiveness of SWIS in reducing section 47 enquiries. Micro-costing approaches assessed the cost of the social worker intervention and addressed variability in key unit costs. Mean differences in costs and outcomes were estimated, with bootstrap 95% confidence intervals and scaling to incidence rate ratios per 1000 students per year. No statistically significant differences between trial arms were identified for any outcomes, costs or cost-effectiveness over a 23-month follow-up. The probability that SWIS is cost-effective was estimated for a range of willingness to pay values. At threshold values of £1000, £10,000 and £20,000, the probabilities for cost-effectiveness were estimated as 1.3%, 1.1% and 6.1%, respectively. This means SWIS had a low probability of being cost-effective.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107928"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142320327","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":"Sex education in adolescence: A systematic review of programmes and meta-analysis","authors":"Sonia Barriuso-Ortega ,&nbsp;María Fernández-Hawrylak ,&nbsp;Davinia Heras-Sevilla","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107926","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107926","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There are several factors that indicate the need for sexuality education during schooling. However, sexuality education programmes are very heterogeneous. The aim of this research is to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of school-based sexuality education programmes for adolescents. A meta-analysis was conducted on the scientific evidence of the effectiveness of school-based sexuality education programmes in different countries from 2000 to 2020. The PRISMA 2020 guidelines were used. The review included 47 studies. Effect size was calculated using Hedges’ g. Heterogeneity was analysed using Cochran’s Q test and the I² statistic. Programmes increased attitudes towards sexuality and condoms, knowledge, condom self-efficacy, condom use intention and abstinence. Heterogeneity was high, so different moderator variables on the efficacy were analysed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107926"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740924004985/pdfft?md5=8eb31c325fd49ee2faec4a189f64400b&pid=1-s2.0-S0190740924004985-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142274563","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":"Effectiveness of mental-health interventions for children and adolescents placed in residential care by the welfare services: A systematic review","authors":"Rita Ramos Miguel,&nbsp;Laura Santos,&nbsp;Maria do Céu Salvador,&nbsp;Luiza Nobre Lima,&nbsp;Daniel Rijo","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107929","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107929","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Children and adolescents in residential youth care are a vulnerable population with great needs of mental health.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The present study undertook a systematic review to seek available mental health interventions and investigate its effectiveness.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search was performed for publications between 1992 and July 2023 in seven databases and relevant journals for residential care. Methodological quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. After multi-stage screening, 14 eligible articles were retrieved for analysis and a narrative synthesis performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Thirteen interventions were identified, predominantly focusing on internalising difficulties, showing congruently positive results mostly on internalised-related outcomes. Most interventions were based on cognitive-behaviour therapy and outdoor-based therapies (surf-, animal assisted, and forest-therapy). Short-term interventions, delivered on a weekly basis in group format, were the most frequent delivery mode. Most studies managed to recruit a comparison group but follow-ups were generally absent. Poor reporting and lack of methodological rigor were common features of the reviewed studies.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This systematic review extends the state of the art regarding psychological interventions in residential youth care. Evidence-based interventions are still needed, and future research should focus on developing and rigorously testing more interventions within this care system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107929"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740924005012/pdfft?md5=85099bf9ff5e28fe1d66235a0756bc43&pid=1-s2.0-S0190740924005012-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142312044","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}