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Agree to disagree: How life satisfaction (in)congruence links to resilience in grandchild–grandparent dyads of Chinese left-behind families 求同存异：中国留守家庭祖孙两代人的生活满意度一致性与适应力的关系

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108561

Qiong Hu , Qiong Zhang , Yanlin Zhou

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Estimating the effects of placement changes on internalizing and externalizing symptoms 评估安置改变对内化和外化症状的影响

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108563

A.C. Ferraro , Heather Lepper-Pappan , Sarah Connelly

{"title":"Estimating the effects of placement changes on internalizing and externalizing symptoms","authors":"A.C. Ferraro , Heather Lepper-Pappan , Sarah Connelly","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108563","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108563","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Placement instability for youth in foster care can adversely affect child well-being, including emotional and behavioral disorders. Placement instability is common among youth in out-of-home care and can lead to behavioral challenges. Behavioral problems can also be a reason for placement change. This analysis explores the relationship between placement instability and internalizing and externalizing behaviors. The bidirectional nature of this relationship makes it more challenging to parse the effects of placement changes on a child’s behavior. To isolate this, we use a longitudinal sample of youth involved in child welfare who have not yet experienced a placement change at baseline. We investigate how placement changes, traumatic experiences, social support, and community connections contribute to internalizing and externalizing symptoms over three years using fixed effects. Fixed effects models allow us to account for time-invariant differences between respondents and focus on within-individual variation. In this analysis, we find that placement changes are associated with an average decrease in internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and those with higher trauma scores have more behavioral problems than their peers with lower trauma scores. We also discuss how this develops differently for girls and boys, along with the implications of our findings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108563"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145010891","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}

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A most significant change study of the impact of Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P) training on professional practice in an Australia child and family agency 在澳大利亚儿童和家庭机构中，安全养育圈（COS-P）培训对专业实践影响的最显著变化研究

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108556

Silverman Rachael , Sadowski Christina

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Contextualizing social support networks of youth exiting foster care: A mixed methods examination 青少年退出寄养的社会支持网络情境化：一种混合方法的检验

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108566

Caitlyn Mytelka , Sarah C. Narendorf , Anil Arora , Jody Gardner , Eric C. Jones , Michelle R. Munson

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School absenteeism during menstruation among adolescent girls in Southern Uganda: A multi-level risk factors analysis 乌干达南部少女经期缺课：多层次风险因素分析

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108562

Darejan Dvalishvili, Flavia Namuwonge, Rabab F. Ahmed, Fithi Embaye, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala

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Court-mandates and parent training: Outcomes of the ACT raising safe kids program for groups of mandated and voluntary parents 法院授权和父母培训：ACT为强制和自愿父母群体培养安全儿童项目的成果

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108564

Michele S. Knox, Grant Nelson

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Clusters of difficulties experienced by children during their transition to primary school 儿童在向小学过渡期间所经历的一系列困难

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108559

Jonghyun Jun, Kane Meissel, Maria Cooper

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Trauma-informed practices among psychologists in the portuguese child welfare: Training, implementation, and institutional gaps 创伤知情的做法在葡萄牙儿童福利心理学家：培训，实施和制度差距

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108560

Virgínia Alves , Mariana Gonçalves

{"title":"Trauma-informed practices among psychologists in the portuguese child welfare: Training, implementation, and institutional gaps","authors":"Virgínia Alves , Mariana Gonçalves","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108560","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108560","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The prevalence and impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences are widely recognized as a global public health concern. In Portugal, psychologists within the Child Welfare System (CWS) play a central role, as they are the only professionals legally authorized to conduct psychological assessment and intervention. These practitioners work daily with children and families exposed to high rates of interpersonal, chronic, and cumulative trauma, primarily domestic violence. This study aimed to assess psychologists’ training, knowledge, professional practices, and the resources available at individual and institutional levels to implement trauma-informed practices. A convenience sample of 144 psychologists from nearly all Portuguese regions completed an online questionnaire. Participants were mostly women (92 %) and held a master’s degree (70.1 %), working in different professional roles within social, health, education, and justice sectors. Findings revealed that although individual psychologists demonstrated awareness of trauma-informed principles, there was limited institutional support for their implementation. Trauma-informed practices were only modestly endorsed, with the lowest scores related to the availability and accessibility of trauma-focused treatments. Specific training in trauma assessment and intervention emerged as a key positive predictor of the adoption of trauma-informed practices, whereas traditional clinical specializations did not appear to enhance trauma-informed competencies. These results underscore the need for comprehensive organizational policies, structured training programs, and systemic support to foster the consistent integration of trauma-informed practices within the CWS. Strengthening trauma-informed approaches will improve services for victims and their families and promote the well-being and effectiveness of the professionals and institutions involved.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 108560"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145049997","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}

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What do children and young people in the social services understand by participation? Similarities and differences with the vision of professionals 参与社会服务的儿童和青少年了解什么？眼光与专业人士的异同

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108565

Aziz Matrouch , Carme Montserrat , Nuria Fuentes-Peláez

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A thematic synthesis of foster carer experiences when engaging in attachment-informed interventions for children in care 一个专题综合寄养照顾者的经验时，从事依恋知情干预儿童在照顾

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108558

Brίd O’Connell , David McCormack , Darren Maguire , Fina Wurm , Tim Fosker

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