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{"title":"Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary outcomes of the Parents Under Pressure program: a Canadian pilot study","authors":"Charlene Attard ,&nbsp;Vanessa De Rubeis ,&nbsp;Harriet MacMillan ,&nbsp;Jane Barlow ,&nbsp;Jenna Ratcliffe ,&nbsp;Eric Duku ,&nbsp;Teresa Bennett ,&nbsp;Andrea Gonzalez","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108584","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108584","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The perinatal period is crucial for mothers and their offspring with various determinants of health that may influence experiences and susceptibility to negative outcomes. Programs, like Parents under Pressure (PuP), have been designed to reach at-risk mothers and improve well-being among mothers and their children, specifically during the first two years of life.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study primarily examined the feasibility and acceptability of the PuP program among at-risk women in Canada during their perinatal period. Secondary objectives included assessing changes in key functioning domains over time.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A mixed methods study was conducted in Ontario and Quebec, Canada from January 2021-March 2023. Mothers were recruited from five community agencies. Quantitative data were collected from mothers over four study visits. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a subset of mothers and PuP service providers. Data on the program’s feasibility and acceptability, domains of functioning including mental health, substance use, and parenting were analyzed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Fifty-five mothers consented to participating in the PuP program, with 51 completing the baseline assessment. The study met the research retention threshold, with 83 % of mothers completing the final research study (post-5 month) visit. However, only 64 % (n = 34) met the clinical retention threshold for the PuP program (6 + modules or provider completed the closure module). Reasons for incompletion included life changes and loss of interest in the program. Qualitative interviews indicated the program was acceptable to both mothers and providers and identified barriers to implementation.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>While the PuP program was well-received by both mothers and providers, its feasibility in this context was limited, potentially due to the high-risk sociodemographic characteristics of the sample or external factors such as staff turnover. Future studies may consider adapting the program to include group-based or online components to better meet mothers’ needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108584"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145159240","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":"Summer youth work programs for health promotion: A scoping review","authors":"Aliye B. Cepni ,&nbsp;John Sloan ,&nbsp;Saad Nadeem ,&nbsp;James W. White III ,&nbsp;Olivia Finnegan ,&nbsp;Michael Beets ,&nbsp;Bridget Armstrong ,&nbsp;Rachel G. Tabak ,&nbsp;Charles H. Lea III ,&nbsp;R. Glenn Weaver","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108587","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108587","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Summer youth work programs, including paid employment and internships, are typically designed to promote youth employability. They also hold potential as obesity prevention strategies due to their structured nature. This scoping review provides a comprehensive overview of existing programs, focusing on their study characteristics, program components, and barriers and facilitators to participation. The goal is to evaluate these programs’ potential to prevent adolescent obesity. A systematic search of PubMed, ERIC (EBSCO), PsycInfo (EBSCO), and Web of Science identified 30 interventions reported across 34 articles. Most studies were quasi-experimental, primarily targeted “job readiness and career” as outcomes, and primarily included underserved youth. Thematic analysis revealed three top program components: training, mentoring, and application. In 13 studies, adolescents reported barriers and facilitators to program participation. “Professional skill development” and “hands-on learning” opportunities were frequently cited as facilitators, while “poor organization” and “limited transportation” emerged as common barriers to program participation. Notably, none of the studies conducted comprehensive feasibility assessments, including trial- and intervention-related feasibility indicators. Only two quasi-experimental studies targeted obesity-related outcomes, with promising findings in reducing obesogenic behaviors. Rigorous study designs and comprehensive feasibility assessments are needed to better understand the potential of these programs in addressing adolescent obesity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108587"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145097229","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":"“I can move on”: exploring bullied students’ perspectives on speaking to a school counselor—a mixed methods study","authors":"Ylva Bjereld ,&nbsp;Robert Thornberg ,&nbsp;Jun Sung Hong","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108585","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108585","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bullying victimization is associated with mental health problems. While school counselors can play a key role in supporting bullied students, there is limited knowledge about how victims perceive and experience counseling. This study explored school counseling from the perspective of bullied students, focusing on (a) factors associated with engagement with school counselors, and (b) victims’ experiences of counseling process. A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was employed, comprising a quantitative survey (N = 1,091) and qualitative interviews with 20 bullied students.</div><div>Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that students were more likely to attend counseling if they had disclosed bullying to a teacher or parent, and if they had experienced more severe victimization. Reflexive thematic analysis of the interviews revealed that the quality of the counselor–student relationship was pivotal in shaping counseling experiences. A positive counselor–student alliance (characterized by shared goals, trust, and mutual understanding) was associated with beneficial outcomes, including emotional processing and the development of effective coping strategies. In contrast, a negative alliance (marked by disagreement on goals, forced participation, or premature termination of sessions) resulted in frustration and dissatisfaction among victims.</div><div>Findings from this study advance understanding of how bullied students experience school counseling, providing insights to help schools create an environment in which victims feel safe and supported when seeking help.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108585"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145097228","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":"Child sexual abuse reporting intentions of primary school teachers in South Africa: An application of the theory of planned behavior","authors":"Deirdre Margo Rule","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108579","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108579","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a prevalent problem in South Africa – one in every three children is sexually abused before the age of 18. South African law mandates teachers to detect and report suspected cases of CSA. Teachers’ failure to report CSA places children at risk of re-victimization and places schools at risk of legal liability in negligence. This study used Ajzen (1988)’s theory of planned behavior (TPB) to describe and predict CSA reporting intention amongst primary school teachers. Through a stratified random sampling procedure, a total of 399 foundation phase teachers from eight school districts in the Western Cape province of South Africa participated in this study. A cross-sectional research design using a self-administered questionnaire was employed. Multiple regression tested the predictability of the TPB for reporting intention. The TPB constructs of subjective norm and perceived behavioral control (but not attitude towards reporting) predicted reporting intention. Having reported CSA before, as well as having more accurate knowledge on mandatory reporting, predicted teachers’ future reporting intention. Extending what is posited by the TPB, this study found that for this sample of South African teachers, attitude towards reporting did not mediate the relationship between past reporting behavior and intention to report, or the relationship between mandatory reporting knowledge and intention to report. Teachers’ age and years of teaching experience emerged as key background factors influencing teachers’ intention to report CSA. The TPB, although significant, could not on its own effectively predict teachers’ intention to report CSA; other explanatory factors influenced teachers’ reporting intention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108579"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145097227","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":"Finance and ambition: parental financial socialization, money scripts, and future orientations among Hong Kong youths in low-SES households","authors":"Xiaomin Li ,&nbsp;Muhammad Aamir Khan,&nbsp;Hor Yan Angel Lai","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108567","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108567","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Financial difficulties are significant barriers to developing a strong future orientation among youths from low socioeconomic status (low-SES) households. Future orientation is the envisioning and planning for one’s future. We investigated how parents teaching their children about finances—a process known as parental financial socialization—might influence this future planning. We also examined the possible mediating role of money scripts, which are core beliefs about money management and ownership. We surveyed 1,000 youths from low-SES households in Hong Kong and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling. Our findings on parental financial socialization and four money scripts—money/expenditure avoidance, money evil, materialism, and money conscientiousness—were related to youths’ future orientation. Three statistically indirect associations revealed the implications of high-quality parental financial socialization for facilitating youth’s aspirations for the future. That is, better financial education from parents was related to stronger future orientation via higher money conscientiousness, higher money/expenditure avoidance, and lower money evil. Further, differences emerged between male and female youths. The indirect associations via higher money/expenditure avoidance emerged only among female youths, whereas the indirect association via lower money evil emerged only among male youths. Overall, our study adds to the understanding of the formation of future orientation and underscores the importance of parental financial socialization and money scripts in low-SES households, with the distinct needs of male and female youths highlighted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108567"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145049998","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":"Swiss young people’s experience of living with parental intimate partner violence and other adversities","authors":"Anne Cattagni ,&nbsp;Imane Semlali ,&nbsp;Nicky Stanley ,&nbsp;Nathalie Romain-Glassey","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108580","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108580","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In Switzerland, approximately one in five children experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their parents’ relationship. The aim of this article is to discover what it means to grow up in a home with IPV, so that professionals understand this experience from children’s perspectives. In 2022, we conducted 20 individual semi-structured interviews with adolescents and young adults who had lived with parental IPV while minors and whose parent had attended a Swiss clinical forensic service as a consequence of IPV. Semi-structured interviews, supported by the use of life history calendars, covered all major areas of their life since birth. A thematic analysis was carried out on the interview transcripts. As well as physical violence, participants identified psychological, sexual and economic IPV. Their experience was usually measured in years. They described being very involved during and around acute IPV events, physically and emotionally and took an active role in protecting their victimized parents, siblings, and themselves. Multiple victimizations occurred for most of them, in and out of the home and included direct violence from the IPV perpetrator and school bullying. Other adverse childhood events (e.g., alcohol abuse, parental mental illness) were frequently reported. Children are not mere witnesses but victims who demonstrate agency in the context of IPV. Their situation is made more complex by other victimizations and adversities. Recommendations are made in terms of detection, screening and intervention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108580"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145049993","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":"Focused, fair and frequent: A framework to improve equity, effectiveness and efficiency of quality rating and improvement systems for early care and education","authors":"Karen Thorpe,&nbsp;Sandy Houen,&nbsp;Peter Rankin,&nbsp;Sally Staton","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108577","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108577","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effectiveness of early care and education programs in delivering optimal child outcomes is dependent on program quality. For this reason, governments across nations and within jurisdictions have invested in independent quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS). Though all QRIS generally focus on assessment of structural and process quality, there are variations in assessment items and methods. Regardless, all are high stakes. Ratings generated from QRIS can affect program viability directly, through government funding responses, and indirectly, through influencing reputation and parent choice. To ensure that QRIS deliver their intended outcomes for governments, providers, families and children requires (1) <em>focus</em> on measurement that is sensitive to child outcomes; (2) <em>fairness</em> across contexts and (3) <em>frequency of assessment to</em> ensure that ratings can provide current information for families and valid data sources for policymakers and researchers in assessing population effects of ECE quality. Applying these principles, we provide the case example of Australia’s QRIS, to model processes to improve and standardise QRIS internationally. We outline an agenda for research to improve the value and efficiency of QRIS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108577"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096624","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":"Psychological maltreatment and loneliness in Chinese children: a moderated mediation model of psychological suzhi and perceived social support","authors":"Shilan Luo ,&nbsp;Dajun Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108581","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108581","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Psychological maltreatment has been shown to be positively associated with loneliness, and both are linked to children’s mental health. However, the mechanisms underlying the association between psychological maltreatment and children’s loneliness remain insufficiently understood. Perceived social support is linked to psychological maltreatment and may serve as a protective factor against loneliness, and psychological <em>suzhi</em> has been described as an essential and stable psychological quality that may moderate the effects of external factors on an individual’s mental health. Thus, this study proposes and explores a moderated mediation model of psychological <em>suzhi</em> and perceived social support. The data were collected from a sample of 1122 students (550 boys, 572 girls) aged 9–13 years in China, and statistical analysis was done with SPSS 26.0. Results indicated that perceived social support partially mediated the association between psychological maltreatment and loneliness, while psychological <em>suzhi</em> weakened the indirect relationship between psychological maltreatment and loneliness via perceived social support. Research has indicated that psychological maltreatment may undermine perceived social support, which in turn relates to high levels of loneliness. Psychological <em>suzhi</em> may influence the detrimental effect of psychological maltreatment on perceived social support, and the protective effect of perceived social support on loneliness. These findings provide insights into potential directions for interventions and preventative actions aimed at Chinese children who have experienced psychological maltreatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108581"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145049994","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":"Aligning state discipline and mental health policies with trauma and JEDI-Informed suicide prevention for Black youth","authors":"Constance A. Lindsay,&nbsp;Marisa E. Marraccini,&nbsp;Dana Griffin","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108578","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108578","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Addressing the alarming rates of suicide among Black youth requires a comprehensive understanding of state-level discipline and mental health policies through a trauma- and justice-informed lens. This review investigates the current state landscape by analyzing a federal database of state laws and policies related to school discipline and mental health access. The analysis is guided by a trauma- and JEDI-informed (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) suicide prevention model, evaluating the extent to which these policies align with the model’s recommendations to address the unique needs of Black youth. The purpose of this review is to assess United States state and territory policies and procedures across four dimensions of the JEDI-informed framework: race and ethnicity, trauma, mental health access, and community/family partnerships. By assessing these constructs, the review aims to provide actionable insights for developing effective, equity-centered suicide prevention models tailored to Black youth. Results indicate that more than half of the states address these issues in their policies regarding discipline and prevention/intervention. We suggest that this has important implications for preventing suicide in Black youth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108578"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145097147","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":"Southern hospitality? Exploring the prevalence of and disparities in exclusionary discipline in the U.S. South","authors":"Richard O. Welsh ,&nbsp;Tia R. Williams ,&nbsp;Blaise Joseph","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108568","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>School discipline is an important education policy and equity issue given the prevalence and impact of exclusion. This study examines both out-of-school (OSS) and in-school (ISS) suspensions in the American South using district-level data for the 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, and 2017–18 academic years from the Civil Rights Data Collection. In the past decade, the ISS rate in the South (9.46 percent) was the highest suspension rate across both suspension types and regions. The Black ISS rate in the South (15.36 percent) is the highest suspension rate across suspension types and regions. Between 2012 and 2018, both ISS and OSS rates have remained high and Black-White disparities are persistent in the South. We find that Black-White disparities in suspensions are larger in predominantly White and predominantly Latinx districts in the South, although the prevalence of suspensions are larger in predominantly Black districts. When examining the district and neighborhood characteristics that predict suspensions in the South, we find that racial and socioeconomic composition, especially the Black-White income gap significantly predict both prevalence and disparities. We also explore and predict Inclusive Disciplinary Districts (IDDs), or districts that are beating the school discipline odds with both low prevalence and disparities in ISS and OSS. We find that although some IDDs exist in the South, they are primarily majority White non-urban districts, not predominantly Black or urban districts. The results underline the need for interventions that reduce disparities (and not only prevalence).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108568"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145097230","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}