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{"title":"Family and professionalism in foster families","authors":"Ida Ofelia Brink,&nbsp;Daniela Reimer","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108398","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108398","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In many countries, there is a distinction between traditional and professional foster families. This distinction is laden with tension since traditional and professional foster families are not treated as equals regarding remuneration, recognition and support. This situation raises questions about professionalization in the field of foster care. The article takes an approach that defines professionalization more broadly than the formal qualification of foster families. Using three contrasting and multi-perspective case analyses based on data from a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation on the topic “Images of foster families and their impact on cooperation processes in foster care”, the article reconstructs the different understandings of professionalism and the mindsets behind them, as well as the effects on family life and on the way children’s needs are met. It is argued that foster families are challenged to balance familial and professional actions which are at times incompatible. This incompatibility requires an assessment, which is approached in the article with reflexive professionalism and the analysis of paradoxes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108398"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144289096","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":"Capacity Building goals in young people with cerebral palsy in Australia: Analysis of publicly available National disability Insurance Scheme data","authors":"Jacqueline Y. Ding ,&nbsp;Stacey L. Cleary ,&nbsp;Prue E. Morgan","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108395","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108395","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) aims to provide person-centred care for individuals with disabilities, promoting independence and societal participation. Capacity Building supports are critical for young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) to develop essential lifelong skills.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted using publicly available NDIS Participant and Payment datasets from the June 2023 quarter. Data for young adults with CP aged 15–34 years were extracted and analysed to examine characteristics and funding allocations for Capacity Building goals, with comparisons to peers with Down syndrome and spinal cord injury (SCI).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>99.5 % (n = 6,273) of NDIS participants aged 15–34 with CP identified at least one Capacity Building goal, totalling 110,234 goals. Average annual payments for Capacity Building supports increased with age, from $27,000 for those aged 15–18 to $59,000 for those aged 25–34. The most frequent Capacity Building goals identified were ‘Daily Living’, ‘Social and Community Participation’, and ‘Health and Wellbeing’. Variations were observed in the types and funding allocation of Capacity Building supports accessed by young adults with CP compared to peers with Down syndrome and SCI.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study highlights variability in NDIS funding allocation for young adults with CP as they transition into adulthood, emphasising the need for tailored funding strategies. Individualised goal setting and supports align with international best practices, enhancing independence and quality of life. Further research is needed to evaluate the outcomes of NDIS-funded supports, ensure equitable resource distribution, and inform global discussions on inclusive policies for people with disabilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108395"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144298576","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":"Transition to adulthood of care leavers in Portugal and Spain","authors":"Jorge Díaz-Esterri ,&nbsp;Carina Coelho ,&nbsp;Verónica Sevillano-Monje ,&nbsp;Paulo Delgado ,&nbsp;Ángel De-Juanas","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108397","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108397","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The lack of economic and employment opportunities for young people and the difficulty in defining the competences and skills needed to move towards the adult role are factors that hinder the achievement of autonomy and well-being for todaýs youth. This especially affects those young people whose life trajectories place them in vulnerable situations, as is the case of young people who left residential care. For them, who lack voice to self-advocate, reaching the age of majority means the cessation of guardianship, so that the entry into adulthood is of great significance and implies the beginning of a forced and accelerated process of independence. For this reason, in recent decades, in Spain and Portugal, structures have gradually been implemented to support young people leaving residential care in this difficult phase of their lives. The aim of this study was to explore the transition to adulthood of young people leaving residential care in Spain and Portugal. A mixed method was carried out, using online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 194 professionals and the interviews involved 21 professionals of both countries. The results of this cross-national study show insufficient resources to support emancipation and to meet the carer leavers need’s. Likewise, the difficulties inherent to the labour market and the growth in the price of housing, especially in large cities, are making it difficult to achieve the milestone of independent living. So, data collected allows us to conclude that it is necessary to anticipate, make more progressive and coordinated the transition between the protection system and independent living.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108397"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144330776","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":"Attachment representations and emerging borderline personality features in school-aged children under youth protective care, consulting psychologists or child psychiatrists, and from the general population","authors":"Olivier Didier ,&nbsp;Miguel M. Terradas","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The development of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by failures in the relationships between the child and their attachment figures, including maltreatment. The relationship between attachment and BPD in adulthood is empirically established. Fonagy and his colleagues theoretically describe the role of attachment in the development of the borderline functioning. Although studies show that maltreated children are more likely to exhibit emerging borderline personality features (EBPF), no research has investigated the relationship between attachment and EBPF during childhood.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This correlational study aims to verify the relationship between the attachment representations and EBPF during childhood.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>One hundred and sixteen children aged 7 to 12 were interviewed, including 35 under protective care, 42 consulting psychologists or child psychiatrists, and 39 from the general population.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The Child Attachment Interview, a semi-structured interview about relationships with care figures, and the Attachment Story Stems, a semi-structured play activity, assessed attachment representations. A self-administered questionnaire measured EBPF.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>As noted in studies involving adults with BPD, the results indicate that children with insecure attachment representations, both towards the mother and the father, present a higher EBPF score. Increased EBPF is significantly associated with decreased supportive maternal and paternal behaviours, increased rejecting maternal behaviours and dysregulated behaviours in semi-structured play.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study is the first to empirically establish the relationship between attachment and EBPF during childhood. The results support the importance of early identification of EBPF in children under protective care to intervene and prevent the disorder in adulthood.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108391"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144254304","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":"Staff perspectives on documenting change in low-threshold family services: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Jannike Kaasbøll ,&nbsp;Kristin Thaulow","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108394","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108394","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Low-threshold family services play a vital role in supporting families experiencing adversity, yet evaluating their outcomes remains a challenge. This cross-sectional study examined staff perspectives on assessing change among service users at Blue Cross Children’s Station, a low-threshold family support service operating across ten sites in Norway. A structured questionnaire combining closed- and open-ended items was completed by 64 of 69 staff members (93 % response rate). Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively, and qualitative responses were explored using thematic content analysis. Staff emphasized the value of using structured assessment tools to document user progress, with quarterly registration viewed as appropriate by most. While socioeconomic indicators such as income and social networks were considered easier to document, factors such as parenting competence and family functioning were seen as both more meaningful and more difficult to assess. Staff most frequently reported observing positive changes in children’s social development and improved family dynamics. The findings underscore the need for validated, user-friendly tools that balance accountability requirements with the relational and developmental focus of low-threshold services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108394"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242995","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 reciprocal relations between externalizing problems and educational achievement and their long-term implications for educational attainment: Evidence from a 15-year study in China","authors":"Wensong Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108373","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research on the possible reciprocity between externalizing problems and educational achievement is often vulnerable to the bias of shared risks/confounders, shows inconsistency in the debate between adjustment erosion and academic incompetence theories, and lacks a social mobility perspective on their long-term implications. By controlling for confounders at individual, family, community, and school levels, the analysis of a 15-year dataset of 9–12-year-old Chinese children (<em>N</em> = 1,678; 911 boys) does not support the shared risk theory and instead supports the negative, reciprocal relations between externalizing problems and educational achievement. Additionally, the effect of externalizing problems on educational achievement exceeds the effect of educational achievement on externalizing problems, showing that the adjustment erosion theory plays a dominant role in their reciprocity. Moreover, the effect of educational achievement on externalizing problems can be explained by children’s negative attitudes toward school and parental warmth, which adds new evidence to the previously less-supported academic incompetence theory. Finally, externalizing problems and educational achievement through each other have statistically significant negative, indirect effects on children’s long-term educational attainment, demonstrating a not large but nonnegligible “downward spiral” that affects children’s status attainment in adulthood.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108373"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220832","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 Baby TALK home visiting model and refugee families: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Aimee Hilado ,&nbsp;Tara Chiatovich ,&nbsp;Christine Leow ,&nbsp;Yinmei Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108378","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108378","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of the Baby TALK (Teaching Activities for Learning and Knowledge) Home Visiting Model in promoting child development, parental mental health, and community integration among refugee and immigrant families with young children. Conducted in partnership with a refugee resettlement organization in Chicago, the study included 199 participants randomly assigned to either an intervention or control group. The intervention group received biweekly home visits over 12 months focused on culturally responsive parent–child engagement, developmental curriculum, and resource linkages. Outcomes included child language and social-emotional development, parental stress and trauma symptoms, employment as a measure of self-sufficiency, and access to community resources.</div><div>Findings revealed that children in the intervention group demonstrated significantly higher language development scores (PLS-5) compared to the control group. Intervention families with stronger community linkages at baseline also had more referrals over time, supporting the model’s role in enhancing access to essential services. Although results related to social-emotional development, parental stress, and trauma symptoms favored the intervention group, they did not reach statistical significance. Notably, positive parenting practices improved significantly in the intervention group over 12 months. This study addresses a critical gap in early childhood and refugee mental health research by evaluating a relational home visiting intervention applicable to diverse, trauma-affected populations. The findings suggest that the Baby TALK Model offers a promising pathway to support child and family well-being and underscores the importance of culturally responsive, relationship-based interventions for newly resettled communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108378"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242994","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":"Outcomes of bullying and intervention strategies for migrant and refugee children in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review","authors":"Özlem Çiçek Doğan ,&nbsp;Taghreed Salameh ,&nbsp;Seda Güney ,&nbsp;Tuğba Şahin Tokatlıoğlu","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108383","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Migrant and refugee children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are highly vulnerable to peer bullying, adversely affecting their mental health and well-being. Despite its significant impact, research on bullying outcomes and effective school-based interventions for this group remains limited. The aim of this review to examine the health outcomes of peer bullying among migrant and refugee children in LMICs and identify school-based interventions to address bullying. A systematic search was conducted in six databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and ProQuest Dissertations) using keywords including, but not limited to, child*, adolescent*, refugee*, immigrant*, migrant*, bully*, outcome*, consequence* and intervention*. Studies published in English between 2014 and 2024 in LMICs, as classified by the World Bank, were included. Data extraction followed a standardized JBI-recommended charting tool to ensure accuracy. Of 639 screened studies, 14 met inclusion criteria. Participants, aged 8 to 18 years, included migrant, immigrant, and refugee children in school and community settings. Overall findings showed bullying was strongly associated with adverse mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, stress, post-traumatic stress, and self-harm. Resilience and social support were key protective factors. However, interventions were limited; one study reported Jungian art therapy effectively reduced bullying among Afghan refugee children. Peer bullying severely impacts the mental health of migrant and refugee children in LMICs. There is a critical need for culturally sensitive, resilience-focused interventions and enhanced social support systems. Future research should explore physical health impacts and cyberbullying in this population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108383"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144212597","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":"Adapting KEEP, an evidence-based parenting preventive intervention, for sexual and gender minority youth in the child welfare system","authors":"Miriam Clark,&nbsp;Rohanna Buchanan,&nbsp;Grant Estrin,&nbsp;LaShaun Brooks,&nbsp;Patricia Chamberlain","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108381","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108381","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement through the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative (CBCS) calling on state child welfare agencies to affirm/support sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth in the child welfare system – outlining specific “harmful practices” to avoid and “healthy approaches” to implement. Many states have since set health equity goals acknowledging the needs of this population. One such state, Oregon, has invested in the adaptation of KEEP SAFE, an evidence-based parenting intervention, in order to meet health equity goals for SGM youth. The current study reports qualitative findings from focus groups of resource parent participants in KEEP SAFE in order to shed light on past experiences resource parents have had parenting their SGM youth, understand what they found helpful about the adapted parenting intervention, and identify what areas they are lacking additional training and supports. Participants discussed both their hardships/challenges and their successes/joys as resource parents of SGM youth and within the KEEP SAFE group. Though participants mostly engaged in CBCS identified “healthy approaches” when parenting their youth, several shared stories where they unintentionally engaged in “harmful practices.” Participants reported that they attended KEEP SAFE to learn more healthy approaches. They reported enjoying the experience and wanting to learn more. Findings suggest more training and support may be necessary for resource parents caring for SGM youth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"175 ","pages":"Article 108381"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144205754","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":"A mixed systematic review of interventions to support the well-being of refugee youth in school and community settings","authors":"Amira Noyes ,&nbsp;Nataliya Kubishyn ,&nbsp;Jason Brown","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108371","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108371","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To systematically review the evidence for school and community based interventions aimed at improving the well-being of refugee children and youth.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Mixed studies systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42021253571).</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Nine electronic databases were searched for articles published in English that investigated the effects of psychological interventions aimed at improving distress, mental health symptoms, or increase psychological functioning and were provided in school or community settings. The search was limited to January 1, 2013 to November 3, 2023. A grey literature search was completed using the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry. Quality appraisal and risk of bias was undertaken using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Thirty-four studies were deemed eligible for inclusion representing data from 9,400 children and youth and were narratively reviewed and synthesized. CBT interventions were the most studied intervention and reported the most positive results overall, including improvements to trauma, depression, and anxiety symptoms. Results for psychosocial, creative expressive therapies, and trauma systems therapy interventions were mixed. Thematic synthesis of qualitative data reflected youths’ experiences including feeling increased connection to others, decreased negative feelings, and increased well-being as benefits of the interventions.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Refugee children and youth benefit from evidence-based psychological interventions in school and community sites. CBT interventions were effective in both school and community settings. Other therapeutic modalities such as creative expressive therapies, psychosocial interventions, and trauma systems therapy reported less consistent results and would benefit from further study.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108371"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144298575","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}