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{"title":"Parental awareness of abusive head trauma, shaking intentions, and behaviors in the Taiwanese population","authors":"Yi-Wen Chen ,&nbsp;Yi-Ting Chang ,&nbsp;Hsin-Yi Chang ,&nbsp;Jui-Ying Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108406","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108406","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Parental awareness of abusive head trauma (AHT) and its consequences are key to AHT prevention. The study aims to understand parental awareness of AHT, parents’ attitudes toward parental expectations and infant rearing, coping responses and soothing strategies, and shaking intentions and behaviors toward infants in Taiwan.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This was a cross-sectional correlational study. We recruited 361 parents from public health centers, postpartum care centers, pediatric clinics, and hospitals with well-baby clinics and vaccinations in Taiwan using a convenience sampling method. Self-developed questionnaires were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, independent t-tests, and analysis of variance were used for data analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Most parents reported having heard about AHT, and having been informed about the dangers of shaking babies. Most expressed positive feelings regarding parenting; however, approximately one-third had pessimistic childrearing expectations. Nineteen parents reported that they had either intended to or actually shook their infants. Less than 10% reported using inappropriate strategies to soothe infant crying, although they did not intend to do so.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>AHT risk persists in Taiwan, despite most parents knowing about its dangers. Inappropriate soothing skills were inadvertently used to placate crying infants, and the intention-behavior gap in shaking behavior should not be overlooked. The results of this study can help modify policies for AHT prevention and help improve clinical practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108406"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144298577","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":"Latent profile analysis on and influencing factors of preschool children’s social-emotional competence in China: A comparison of only children and non-only children","authors":"Yifei Zhao,&nbsp;Ronghui Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108405","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108405","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Social-emotional competence is considered a core literacy for the 21st century and is of great significance to the growth of individuals. At the same time, preschool children are at the initial stage of individual development and at a critical stage for developing their social-emotional competence. In the context of China’s frequently adjusted fertility policy, it is necessary to study further the social-emotional competence of children in families of different sizes. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 430 only children and 547 non-only-child parents from the middle area of China. The study found that children’s social-emotional competence was generally well-developed, but the social-emotional competence of non-only children was significantly lower than that of only children. Four profiles of social-emotional competence were found for both the only children and the non-only children. This study also found that gender, age, family income, and location of home significantly affected children’s social-emotional competence. Parents’ educational background and place of residence had a unique and significant effect on the social-emotional competence of non-only children. On the other hand, family structure had a significant effect on the social-emotional competence of only children. This study provides practical implications for promoting children’s social-emotional competence in families of different sizes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108405"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144279543","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":"Mental health services for refugee youth in the United States","authors":"Kate Lloyd ,&nbsp;Stacey A. Shaw ,&nbsp;Kelsey LeBrun","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108404","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108404","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Youth resettling as refugees in the U.S. navigate adjustment and development in a new and often challenging environment. Mental health needs suggest services could benefit many youth, though standard resettlement services are limited to health screening and school enrollment. This study examines mental health programs for refugee youth living in the United States using the integrative risk and resilience model for immigrant youth adaptation proposed by Suárez-Orozco and colleagues. A review of published literature and online resources identified programs that support refugee youth at the microsystem and individual levels, including individual therapy, group therapy, family supports, art, music, mentoring, leadership, justice work, empowerment, resource access, relationship-building, cultural celebration, adjustment, and community building. In total, 30 programs are reviewed, with attention to communities served, intervention type, associated adaptation tasks, and program results. While the variety of available programs for refugee youth demonstrates promise, additional research is needed to assess program efficacy and disseminate potential service models. State and federal policy efforts can incorporate promising models into resettlement and education systems serving all refugee youth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108404"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144330779","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":"Political factors shaping national systems of care for orphans and vulnerable children in low-income countries: Scoping review and framework","authors":"Yusra Ribhi Shawar ,&nbsp;Shafkat Meraj ,&nbsp;Adam D. Koon ,&nbsp;Jeremy Shiffman","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108377","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108377","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Most low-income country (LIC) governments offer little priority for the care of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), resulting in poorly functioning national OVC care systems. We conducted a scoping review that examined the political factors that shape OVC care systems in low-resource countries. While many countries have policies dedicated to the care of OVC, national policies for OVC care are unduly influenced by external actors, lack overarching policy frameworks, are vague, and/or are limited in scope. Also, many national OVC care systems receive little political commitment, lack strong leadership, are highly fragmented in nature, and are reliant on workforces with limited capacity. Societal problems, such as a high AIDS burden and chronic poverty, have weakened kinship care and left many children vulnerable. Based on the findings, we developed a framework grounded in social science theory, which delineates eight key factors that likely shape the effectiveness of OVC care systems in LIC, organized according to three categories: policymaking, governance, and context. Policymaking refers to the content and production of national legislation, regulations and strategies for OVC care. Governance refers to the quality of collective action on OVC care. Context pertains to the socioeconomic and political environment in which OVC care systems are situated, and that shapes both the problems and the effectiveness of these systems. The framework offers a starting point for guiding research, identifying systems deficiencies, and developing strategies to surmount these deficiencies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108377"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144338746","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":"Transitioning out of foster care: the co-development of adolescents’ coping, depressive symptoms, and intrapersonal and interpersonal resources","authors":"Gary R. Germo ,&nbsp;Jacob Shane ,&nbsp;Susan P. Farruggia","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108402","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108402","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Adolescents in foster care are confronted with unique challenges, making their transition to adulthood difficult. Drawing on a lifespan model of coping proposed by <span><span>Taylor and Stanton (2007)</span></span>, the present study assesses the co-development of coping, depressive symptoms, and intrapersonal (optimism, self-esteem, perceived control) and interpersonal resources (relationship quality with biological parent, sibling, peers, and mentors) among a random sample of older adolescents in foster care. Data were drawn from a three-year longitudinal study of adolescents in foster care (T1 n = 188; M_age = 17.4 years), with results indicating significant concurrent and longitudinal associations among coping strategies, depressive symptoms, and intrapersonal and interpersonal resources. Our findings provide insight into the processes of coping among adolescents transitioning out of foster care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108402"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144330772","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":"Community readiness to prevent child maltreatment in Mozambique: An investigation among key informants at country level and from Maputo city","authors":"Sergio Nhassengo ,&nbsp;Lucie Laflamme ,&nbsp;Mathilde Sengoelge","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108400","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108400","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Prevention of child maltreatment (CM) stakeholder assessments are required to determine the level of readiness and aspects in need of special attention in high-risk settings. Although instruments have been proposed to measure community readiness, few have been implemented in low-income countries. This applies to Mozambique where a CM prevention law has been in place for some time.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess the readiness of Mozambican stakeholders to prevent CM, including ones at national level one “local” level, that of Maputo city.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Eighteen key stakeholders at national (n = 11) and “local” (n = 7) level were interviewed. Maputo city is Mozambique’s capital and most populated city; it is also one of its 11 provinces.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Interview-based, the study utilised the WHO 10-dimensional Readiness Assessment for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (RAP-CM) tool. Average scores of community readiness to prevent CM were compiled overall and by dimension, all respondents aggregated and for the national and, Maputo ones separately.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The overall community readiness was 5.4 out of 10 corresponding to the <em>preparation</em> stage; those of the stakeholders from the country and Maputo were comparable. The dimension-specific scores reached varied from vague awareness to initiation work. Four 10 dimensions scored below the overall average (current programme; scientific data; material resources; and human and technical resources) And six were equal to or above it (will to address the problem; institutional links and resources; informal social resources; attitudes; legislation and knowledge). No remarkable differences emerge in scores between stakeholders from national and Maputo.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Enhanced material, human and technical resources are needed as prerequisite for the country to move beyond the preparation stage with regards to addressing CM. The country would benefit from synergies with developments in other violence-related areas and invest in the coordination of wide-ranging types of intervention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108400"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144264023","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 whole system is designed to create more trauma than it solves’: Australian foster and kinship carers navigating child protection systems","authors":"Damien W. Riggs ,&nbsp;Ben Lohmeyer ,&nbsp;Shoshana Rosenberg ,&nbsp;Yvonne Clark ,&nbsp;Clemence Due","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108401","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108401","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In Australia, two thirds of children who are removed into care due to abuse or neglect are placed in long-term care with foster or kinship carers. While such carers undertake the day-to-day role of parenting children placed in their care, they must do so in the context of statutory child protection systems that are highly regulatory. The present paper explores how a sample of Australian foster and kinship carers perceive statutory child protection systems and staff. Interviews with 28 Australian foster or kinship carers were undertaken in early 2024, and included a focus on participant views about child protection systems. Thematic analysis of the interview data resulted in the development of five themes: 1) Barriers to trusting relationships with statutory staff, 2) Systems that are premised on trauma, 3) Grappling with inconsistency in rules, 4) Navigating punitive, risk-oriented systems that require compliance, and 5) Triangulation and parenting alongside the state. The paper concludes by considering how the negative aspects of systematisation may be addressed in the context of statutory child protection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"176 ","pages":"Article 108401"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144298578","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":"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}