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{"title":"Enablers and barriers to acquiring and maintaining employment among care leavers in South Africa","authors":"Adrian D. van Breda","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108204","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transitioning from alternative care into young adulthood is a challenge for many care-leavers. Access to employment is one of their key milestones, but research shows that care-leavers struggle more than age-equivalent youth without care experience to acquire and maintain employment. However, research on the enablers of and barriers to employment for care-leavers is relatively scarce. This qualitative study describes the enablers and barriers to acquiring and maintaining employment. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 62 care-leavers, aged 15–27, from Girls and Boys Town South Africa. Enablers of acquiring work included mobilizing or creating networks, receiving support from the childcare agency, and job chaining, while barriers included personal issues, incomplete education, and COVID-19. Enablers of maintaining work included personal determination and interpersonal skills, while barriers included negative behavior, poor salaries and working conditions, and COVID-19. These findings suggest that care-leavers and their service providers can engage in a range of actions to enhance their chances of finding and maintaining employment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526605","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 prevalence of placement breakdown in foster care: A meta-analysis","authors":"Ellen M.A. Eltink ,&nbsp;Annemieke Waaijenberg ,&nbsp;Mitchel Broers ,&nbsp;Marinda van Anrooij ,&nbsp;Floor B. van Rooij ,&nbsp;Geert Jan J.M. Stams ,&nbsp;Mark Assink","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108203","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108203","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Placement stability in foster care is of utmost importance for the development of foster children. However, foster children may experience placement breakdown. This meta-analysis estimates prevalences of placement breakdown in different types of foster care. A total of 47 studies that sampled 80.564 foster children were included. The overall prevalence of placement breakdown was estimated to be 26.26 %. Breakdown was more common in adolescents (34.23 %) than in younger children (16.26 %). The prevalence rate did not differ between general and therapeutic foster care and no evidence was found for prevalence differences across sex and ethnicity. Last, the prevalence rate of foster care breakdown was significantly higher in studies with longer assessment periods, in studies with retrospective study designs, and in studies based on file records compared to studies based on foster parents as informants. Given the substantial risks for adverse developmental outcomes following placement breakdown, it is discussed that future research investigating antecedents of breakdown is warranted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108203"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143512267","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":"“There may be a genetic tendency …”: How adoptive parents understand and communicate about substance use and risk behaviors with their adolescent children","authors":"Abbie E. Goldberg ,&nbsp;Laura Siracusa ,&nbsp;Sophie Shuster ,&nbsp;David Brodzinsky","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108207","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108207","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>For adoptive parents, evaluating their children’s potential for risk-taking behaviors, such as substance use, may be complicated by both known and unknown elements of their children’s background, which may impact their children’s risk profile. Grounded in a framework that integrates concepts of uncertainty management and communicative openness, this study explores how 68 adoptive parents (25 lesbian mothers, 20 gay fathers, and 23 heterosexual parents) understand, and communicate with their early adolescent children about, such risks. Our qualitative analysis revealed that parents’ concerns related to their children’s substance abuse potential were often grounded in awareness of genetic risk factors and prenatal substance exposure, as well as their children’s mental health challenges and adoption-related loss. Parents articulated a variety of ways that they addressed risk-taking with their children, which ranged from instructive and information-focused to supportive approaches. Findings highlight how adoptive parents balance honesty about risks with fostering their children’s self-esteem and positive identity development. This study illuminates the complexities of adoptive parenting in terms of managing uncertainty and promoting adolescent well-being, and underscores the role of open and ongoing communication and emotional attunement in navigating these challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108207"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143512281","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":"What happens after care? Investigating the post-care housing pathways and experiences of adult care leavers in Ireland","authors":"Emma O’Kane ,&nbsp;Eavan Brady","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108181","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108181","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accessing suitable and secure housing is central to the process of leaving out-of-home care, yet existing literature highlights the risk of many care leavers experiencing housing instability and homelessness when they exit care. This paper reports findings of a small-scale qualitative study exploring the post-care housing pathways and experiences of adult care leavers in Ireland. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five care leavers, aged 24–35, in Ireland and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings illustrate the varied nature of the housing pathways of this small sample group. While some participants experienced housing instability upon leaving care, others experienced housing stability. The findings highlight the importance of informal supports in shaping housing experiences and the relevance of housing experiences in relation to other domains of life such as education, employment, and relationships.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510172","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":"Differences in sexual behaviors between sexual minority and heterosexual female youth with a substance use disorder who are experiencing homelessness","authors":"Allen B. Mallory ,&nbsp;Jodi L. Ford ,&nbsp;Avery M. Anderson","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108202","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108202","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this study was to examine differences in risky and protective sexual behaviors between sexual minority (SM) and heterosexual female youth with a substance use disorder (SUD) who are experiencing homelessness (YEH). This study uses baseline data from four randomized clinical trials of substance use interventions for YEH between the ages of 12–24 with a substance use disorder (N = 469). Meta-analytic methods were used to aggregate data across studies to estimate differences in sexual risk and protective behaviors. Female SM-YEH had a younger age at first sex, greater risk of lifetime casual sex, were less likely to use contraception during their first sexual encounter, and greater risk of having a STI than heterosexual YEH. Among female SM-YEH, older age was associated with greater utilization of condoms due to concerns about HIV and using condoms the last time they had sex compared to their heterosexual peers. Female SM and heterosexual YEH with a SUD had many similarities in sexual risk and protective behaviors. However, differences between female SM and heterosexual YEH were mixed regarding who was at greater risk, suggesting their unique context may play a role in understanding engagement in risky and protective sexual behavior in addition to sexual orientation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108202"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143488391","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":"Group-based parenting programs implementation and facilitators’ perspectives: A systematic review and thematic synthesis","authors":"Rafaela Jürgensen,&nbsp;Elisa Rachel Pisani Altafim,&nbsp;Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The facilitators, person who delivers parenting programs, plays a central role in the implementation process. The present study aimed to systematically review the recent literature and analyze empirical articles examining facilitators’ perceptions, opinions, or behaviors related to the implementation and effectiveness of parenting programs. A search was performed in databases, including qualitative and quantitative empirical studies of group-based parenting programs for children’s caregivers, with facilitators included in the study sample. Twenty-six studies were reviewed. The results of the facilitators’ perspectives on parenting programs were summarized according to a thematic synthesis into three topics divided into sub-themes: program implementation (seven sub-themes: participants’ recruitment, engagement, and adherence; parents’ needs and flexibility; program content and strategies; organizational support; fidelity; feasibility; and adaptations; facilitators (three subthemes: changes in facilitators’ professional practice, training and supervision, and facilitators’ role, attitudes, and relationship with the participant); caregiver (two subthemes: benefits for parents and relationship among participants). The current systematic mixed methods review adds relevant information about the implementation process of parenting programs, highlighting the parameters of the programs’ quality and the facilitators‘ perspectives that could impact the effectiveness of interventions. Key recommendations for enhancing the parenting program implementation depend on various aspects, including the role of facilitators, who are crucial in managing participant engagement, ensuring program fidelity, and adapting content. Additionally, providing comprehensive training and support for facilitators and organizational support are crucial. In conclusion, these programs can offer benefits not only to parents and caregivers but also to the overall facilitators’ practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143520373","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-Method Exploration of an emotion coaching approach within youth mentoring","authors":"Lindsey M. Weiler ,&nbsp;Haoran Zhou ,&nbsp;Jennifer L. Krafchick ,&nbsp;Toni S. Zimmerman ,&nbsp;Shelley A. Haddock ,&nbsp;Sophia Frank ,&nbsp;Briana Joseph ,&nbsp;Koren Mickelson","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emotion coaching is a relational co-regulation approach to meeting youth’s emotional needs that was first discovered in high quality parent–child relationships. The current study piloted this approach within a youth mentoring program and sought to determine the extent to which youth mentors considered emotion coaching to be feasible and useful. Participants included 88 adult mentors of 11-to-18-year-old youth in a 12-week site-based youth mentoring program. Mentors were trained in emotion coaching prior to the start of the program and during brief training sessions ahead of each weekly program session. A sequential mixed-method design was used and included pre- and post-program self-report surveys and post-program focus groups. Mentors rated emotion coaching as highly feasible, acceptable, appropriate, and effective. Mentor self-efficacy and emotion coaching significantly increased from pre- to post-program and emotion dismissing significantly decreased. Emotion coaching was associated with higher mentoring relationship quality, whereas emotion dismissing was associated with lower quality mentoring relationships. Mentors’ emotion dysregulation was related to greater emotion dismissing tendencies. No significant change was observed in mentors’ emotion dysregulation from pre- to post-program. Results from the focus groups corroborated these findings and offered suggestions for future training, including less rigidity in use of the emotion coaching approach, additional experiential learning opportunities, and continued ongoing support from experienced staff. Findings suggest that emotion coaching is an accessible strategy for youth mentors that should be evaluated further.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108200"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143471639","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 impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents eating disorders: A systematic review","authors":"Nasong A. Luginaah ,&nbsp;Satveer Dhillon ,&nbsp;Evans S. Batung ,&nbsp;Bianca R. Ziegler ,&nbsp;Isaac Luginaah","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108190","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108190","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>During the COVID-19 pandemic an increased prevalence of eating disorders was seen globally. For vulnerable groups, in particular children and adolescents, public health measures including lockdowns, limited in-person healthcare access, increased focus on handwashing and sanitization, and the increased fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic had a profound negative impact on this population. Despite the increased vulnerability of these children and adolescents to eating disorders during the pandemic and the trend observed, there has been limited research in this area. Hence, this systematic review aims to identify the impact of COVID-19 on eating disorders among children and adolescents globally.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Using PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search of 8 databases was conducted. We identified 4428 results, of which 250 studies were selected for full-text review. Of these, 42 studies were synthesized for our final analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We found that the majority of studies (83%) reported that the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures had a negative impact on eating disorders among youth and adolescents. We also found several individual, household and socio-structural factors associated with the worsening of eating disorders. Specifically, 17% of studies found that pandemic-origin fears and stress increased eating disorder-related outcomes. Twelve percent of studies reported parental influence to be associated with eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and 14% of studies linked the loss of health services to an increase in eating disorders. In addition, age, gender, social support, co-morbidities or pre-existing symptoms and media were significantly associated with children and adolescent’s eating disorders.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Various factors stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic were found to have increased the prevalence of eating disorders in children and adolescents. Based on these findings, we suggest several policy implications and future areas of research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108190"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143474965","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":"Material hardship and child outcomes in two-parent families: Perspectives from family stress, investment, and developmental cascade theories","authors":"Hyunjoon Um,&nbsp;Ronald B. Mincy","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108178","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108178","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examines the impact of material hardship on the cognitive, academic, and behavioral outcomes of children at the age of 9 in two-parent families. It integrates the theoretical lenses of Family Stress Theory (FST), Family Investment Theory (FIT), and Developmental Cascade Theory (DCT) to examine both the direct and indirect effects of material hardship.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Utilizing data from the first five waves of the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), this study focuses on 1,271 two-parent families, tracking the developmental trajectories of children from birth to age 9. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is employed to explore the relationship between material hardship, learning environment quality, parental stress and behavior, and children’s academic and behavioral outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our findings suggest that while material hardship significantly affects the early learning environment, this does not directly predict academic or behavioral outcomes at age 9, challenging the predictions of standard FIT. However, material hardship’s indirect effects, through early learning environments and vocabulary skills, support the integrated approach of FIT and DCT. Conversely, FST’s hypothesis finds support in the significant indirect effects of material hardship on behavioral problems through parental stress and harsh discipline, indicating the complex interplay of economic hardship with child development over time.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The study underscores the critical role of early material hardship in shaping the developmental pathways of children within two-parent families. These findings suggest a holistic approach that incorporates FST, FIT, and DCT. Such an approach would expand support for two-parent families facing material hardship, emphasizing the importance of enhancing the learning environment and reducing parental stress to foster children’s well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552952","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":"Qualitative study on the perceptions and experiences of parents in early intervention centres in relation to family-centred practices","authors":"María Guillot-Valdés ,&nbsp;Lorena Cuenca-Sánchez ,&nbsp;Aziz Sarhani-Robles ,&nbsp;David Sánchez-Teruel ,&nbsp;Lidia Serra ,&nbsp;María Auxiliadora Robles-Bello","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108196","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Family-centred practices (FCPs) are increasingly being used as an approach in early intervention centres. Few studies exist on the experiences of the parents of children with developmental disorders, who are served in these centres. The general objective of this research is to describe the perceptions of the parents of children with developmental disorders who are served in early intervention centres in respect of the family-centred practices that professionals in these centres implement with them. To assess the implementation of FCPs, the study explores the perspectives of 20 families using qualitative methods to assess their experiences. Hence, a qualitative approach was employed. Two main themes emerged: 1) Family-centred approach to early intervention, and 2) Medical approach to early intervention with rehabilitative outcomes for the child, which prevents the establishment of FCPs. The evaluation reveals the importance of good communication between parents and professionals, as well as the need to promote and improve these practices in the centres.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143479210","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}