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{"title":"Youth mental health first aid training outcomes among public safety professionals serving high-risk youth","authors":"Kim Gryglewicz ,&nbsp;Kristina K. Childs ,&nbsp;Melanie F.P. Soderstrom ,&nbsp;Richard L. Elligson ,&nbsp;Ashley Lockwood","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108546","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108546","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined the effectiveness of Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA), an educational training program designed to teach adults how to identify and respond to youth in crisis. Two samples of public safety professionals were included in the study to assess training effectiveness and whether individual and work-related characteristics account for differences in training outcomes. Sample 1 consisted of support service providers who interact with high-risk youth (<em>n</em> = 173) and Sample 2 consisted of law enforcement personnel (<em>n</em> = 102). Effectiveness was assessed through improvements in self-reported measures of confidence, preparedness, and help-seeking intentions collected at three time points – prior to, immediately after, and 90-days after training completion. One-way, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) estimated change in each construct across time and tested whether individual and work-related covariates interacted with time. Across both samples, the magnitude of change was the largest immediately following the training, although meaningful improvements in confidence and preparedness to utilize help-seeking skills were retained at the 90-day follow-up, suggesting minimal training decay. Three covariates interacted with time – prior mental health training, mental health interactions with youth, and years worked with youth. These findings add to the growing body of research on YMHFA and provide evidence that it can be a beneficial training program for public safety professionals who work with high-risk youth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108546"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144893794","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":"Access to autism services and support needs in Morocco: Perspectives of autistic adults, caregivers, service providers, and civil society","authors":"Oumnia Bouaddi ,&nbsp;Afaf Affane ,&nbsp;Chaimaa Al malki ,&nbsp;Yassine Souidi ,&nbsp;Mohamed Khalis","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108547","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108547","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>In Morocco, limited research has explored access to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) services care. This study aims to examine access to ASD diagnosis, interventions, and support in Morocco, identify barriers and unmet needs, and provide grassroots recommendations for policy and practice.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted between October 2024 and March 2025 in three Moroccan regions. Participants included autistic adults, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and civil society actors involved in ASD care. Data were collected in Moroccan Darija, transcribed, and analyzed using flexible rapid thematic analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 40 participants were included (8 autistic adults, 11 caregivers, 6 civil society representatives, and 15 healthcare professionals). Participants reported delays in ASD diagnosis, attributed to poor awareness and centralized specialist services. Parents reported financial hardships and stigma, including rejection within families and communities, which exacerbated caregiving burdens. Public healthcare services were described as limited and centralized, with long waiting lists and inadequate training for professionals, prompting many families to seek costly private care. Civil society organizations reportedly provided essential support, but faced funding constraints and limited reach. Educational integration was deemed limited by untrained staff, insufficient resources, and high costs and non-availability of educational assistants. Services for adults with ASD were severely lacking with limited vocational and professional opportunities.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study revealed mutliple financial, logistical, and societal barriers limiting access to ASD care across the lifecourse. There is need for increased public commitment and funding, decentralized and inclusive services, capacity-building initiatives, and improved educational and professional integration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108547"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144892253","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 evolution of priority for the care of orphans and vulnerable children in Cambodia","authors":"Jeremy Shiffman ,&nbsp;Seiha Min","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108538","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108538","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In Cambodia, as elsewhere, many orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) are at risk for abuse and neglect. This article analyzes the evolution of national initiatives to care for and protect OVC. Four factors have shaped the evolution of the OVC care system: the restoration of political stability from the early 1990s; the emergence of pressing OVC issues, especially illicit intercountry adoption and orphanage tourism; calls from international agencies to prioritize child protection; and the gradual embrace of the issue by parts of the Cambodian state. Cambodia now has a robust set of OVC care policies on the books. However, priority and implementation require strengthening. Low government priority is due especially to weak demand from civil society and competing items on the government agenda. Weak implementation is due particularly to poor coordination among government agencies and lack of capacity at sub-national levels. Proponents for OVC care in Cambodia will need to address three challenges to strengthen priority for and governance of OVC care. First, the coalition of actors concerned with OVC care in Cambodia needs to push to expand priority well beyond the ministry where such priority is concentrated. Second, international agencies should calibrate support for the issue, ensuring that as they continue to promote child protection initiatives, they do not disincentivize state action. Third, OVC care proponents need to press the state to develop policy and capacity to address underlying drivers of child risk, such as poverty, migration and drug and alcohol abuse.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108538"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144903784","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 relationships between normative orientations and lived diversity – experiences of care leavers with their mothers and fathers","authors":"Stephan Sting,&nbsp;Georg Streissguertl,&nbsp;Julia Weissnar","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108545","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108545","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article examines how care leavers navigate their relationships with biological mothers and fathers. It is based on a qualitative study from Austria, which focused on social networks and family relationships of 18-to 27-year-old care-experienced youth. While biological mothers and fathers do not play a central role in the relationship network of the interviewees, they can provide a sense of social belonging and take on important support functions due to scarce social resources in the process of leaving care. The results illustrate how the tension between socially established normative images of mothers and fathers and diverging family-related experiences influences relationships with fathers and mothers. This tension also shapes the practices and interventions of the child and youth welfare system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108545"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144908556","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":"Home visiting for families without a home: findings from a qualitative study","authors":"Amy L. Dworsky ,&nbsp;Erin D. Carreon ,&nbsp;Beth E. McDaniel ,&nbsp;Amanda M. Griffin","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108543","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108543","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although families with young children experiencing homelessness could potentially benefit from early childhood home visiting services, those families have traditionally been underserved by home visiting programs. This qualitative descriptive study is part of a large formative evaluation of the Home Visiting for Homeless Families project, which aims to remove barriers to delivering home visiting services to families experiencing homelessness and make home visiting more responsive to those families’ needs. We interviewed 17 home visitors, 12 home visitor supervisors, and 14 mothers who received home visiting services. Although home visitors did modify some aspects of service delivery, they did not take full advantage of the project’s flexibilities and continued to face challenges in supporting families experiencing homelessness. Home visitors found it difficult to focus on doing the job they were trained to do when families were struggling to meet their basic needs and expressed a desire for training that would equip them to help families with their housing. Mothers deeply appreciated the emotional, informational, and instrumental support their home visitors provided, as well as the ways their home visitors helped them become better parents. Our findings suggest that to fully benefit from home visiting services, families with young children need stable housing and coordinated care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108543"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144893793","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":"Exploring the influence of family relationship on students’ school well-being","authors":"Stenny Anto Kollannoor,&nbsp;Shinto Thomas","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108540","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108540","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of the study was to examine the potential significance of familial relationships in influencing adolescent students’ experiences of happiness within the school context, contributing to the broader discourse on fostering a supportive environment for youth development. The method in this research used a quantitative approach with a correlational design through a survey method. A sample of 715 higher secondary students, comprising 66 % girls and 34 % boys from Kerala, India, completed the family relationship questionnaire and students’ subjective well-being measure. The analysis used was Spearman’s Correlation and Multiple Regression. Based on the analysis results, it was found that the three dimensions of family relationship are positively correlated with a sig value of &lt; .01. Thus, Ha1 was accepted. Multiple regression results revealed that family coherence (<em>p</em> &lt; .001) emerged as the most significant predictor of student subjective well-being among three dimensions of family relationship measures. Family expressiveness (<em>p</em> &lt; .01) is the second most influential element on students’ school well-being. Meanwhile, the result shows that there is no conclusive evidence that family conflict has predictive significance. Thus, Ha 2 was accepted except family conflict dimension. It may be inferred that all aspects of family relationship are positively related to student well-being. However, only family coherence and expressiveness have a substantial impact on the well-being of Indian higher secondary students, but family conflict does not.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108540"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144889741","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":"An evaluation of therapeutic Life Story Work in residential out of home care","authors":"S.A. Kontomichalos-Eyre ,&nbsp;M. Fuller-Tyszkiewicz ,&nbsp;J. Browne ,&nbsp;J.A. McGillivray","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108539","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108539","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Research into therapeutic approaches for children in residential out-of-home-care (OOHC) is critical given the paucity of effective interventions in the literature. Health and social care settings claim Therapeutic Life Story Work (TLSW) has therapeutic benefits to individuals who have experience repeated trauma. This paper explores the effectiveness of TLSW with children in residential OOHC.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A total of 46 children (1.5 % of the Australian cohort) and their Keyworkers participated in this study, comprising an Intervention Group (n = 23) and Comparison Group (n = 23). Baseline measures of resilience, behavioural and emotional states were repeated at completion of the intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A clear trend towards significance was evident (<em>p</em> = 0.055) in improved pro-social skills (SDQ) in the Intervention Group as observed by residential Keyworkers. This suggests an increase in children’s consideration of other’s feelings, sharing, supporting others in distress, kindness to younger children, and offering to help out. Moreover, clinical cut-off scores for emotional and behavioural issues found the Intervention Group were 5 % more likely to achieve a reduction in Emotional, Peer, and Conduct problems, as well as Hyperactivity, and 24 % more likely to increase Prosocial skills. They also appeared to tolerate the TLSW well, with no participant dropout.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These findings suggest the constructs of TLSW enables children in residential OOHC, often described as treatment resistant, participate in this intervention. Given the need for greater collaboration between government, researchers and practitioners, in the development of efficacious interventions for this cohort, research learnings are provided for future evaluations into the effectiveness of this intervention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108539"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144922275","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":"Challenges in school-based mental health service utilization: a qualitative study with school social workers","authors":"Jennifer Murphy ,&nbsp;Kaija Craft ,&nbsp;Youngmi Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108537","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108537","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rates of depression and anxiety among adolescents are particularly of growing concern, as they have been increasing over the last decade. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in mental health needs among adolescents, with leading pediatric health teams declaring a national emergency in adolescent mental health. Schools have become a primary access point for mental health services to cover the gap between need and service utilization that has long existed, particularly among vulnerable populations. This study aimed to explore student utilization of school-based mental health services from the perspective of school social workers. Primary data collected from focus groups with school social workers conducted in October 2022. The sample included school social workers in Virginia working in middle and/or high schools (N = 16). Braun and Clarke’s six steps were used to conduct thematic analysis. The primary themes were: a) awareness/understanding of the role of school social workers among school staff and administration, as well as students and families, b) mental health stigma, c) challenges in coordination of services, and c) perceived mental health needs among adolescent students. The current study reveals important information regarding barriers to school-based mental health service utilization from the perspective of school social workers. This study can support future efforts and interventions by schools and school-based mental health professionals to better collaborate and work together to ensure effective, sustainable, and culturally responsive services for their students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108537"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144864051","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":"Effect of multi-disciplinary deliberation on perceptions of risk and recommended actions in response to child abuse","authors":"James Leslie Herbert ,&nbsp;Amanda Paton ,&nbsp;Kate Deuter ,&nbsp;Gina Horch","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108536","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108536","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Multi-disciplinary case review meetings are commonly held to facilitate a holistic response to child abuse. This study set out to examine whether multi-agency case review meetings change the perceptions of members in response to series of child abuse vignettes. The study involved twelve participants from law enforcement, child protection, health, and education agencies who regularly responded to child abuse in their jurisdiction. The study replicated ‘Strategy Meetings’, a multi-agency meeting that occurs in Western Australia at the start of a child abuse case. The study involved a novel pre-post design, with follow-up interviews. Participants were asked to read a child abuse vignette and assess the case, participate in a 15-minute case deliberation, then complete the same individual assessment with a total of 52 pre-post assessments completed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine participants a week following their session. The study found that participants generally did not change their perceptions of the case as a result of the deliberation sessions (Current Risk Scale <em>Z</em> = 0.173, <em>p</em> = 0.863, Future Risk Scale Z = 0.293, p = 0.769, &amp; Response Scale <em>Z</em> = −0.161, <em>p</em> = 0.872). The interviews suggest that the deliberation sessions identified numerous points of difference on the cases, but these did not appear to be resolved by discussing the case in the time available. Further research on the effect of deliberation on larger samples and more diverse team structures is needed to clarify the purpose and value of holding multi-disciplinary case review meetings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108536"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144878352","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":"Perceived parenting profiles and adolescents’ suicidal behaviors: Direct associations and gender differences","authors":"Chuhan Wang ,&nbsp;Jiaqi Guo ,&nbsp;Xin Han ,&nbsp;Jianing You","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108512","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108512","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Parenting styles (i.e., parental warmth, rejection, and overprotection) were found to have different effects on adolescents’ suicidal ideation (SI) and suicidal attempts (SA). However, the impact of different combinations of parenting styles on adolescents’ SI and SA and their potential roles in explaining gender differences in SI/SA remains to be studied. This study aims to address these questions. A total of 6,461 Chinese adolescents (<em>M</em> _age = 14.88, <em>SD</em> _age = 0.86; 54.4 % males) were recruited to complete self-report measures, regarding perceived parenting style, SI, SA, and other demographic information. Latent profile analysis and the manual Bolck-Croon-Hagenaars method were used to test the hypotheses. Four parenting profiles (i.e., <em>supportive parenting</em>, <em>highly engaged parenting</em>, <em>disengaged parenting</em>, and <em>harsh parenting</em>) were identified. Adolescents in <em>harsh parenting</em> and <em>disengaged parenting</em> showed high suicide risk, whereas <em>supportive parenting</em> and <em>highly engaged parenting</em> showed low suicide risk. Girls across all profiles exhibited elevated levels of SI than boys, with only girls exposed to <em>harsh parenting</em> exhibiting higher levels of SA than boys within the same profile. The gender differences in SI significantly expanded in the <em>harsh parenting</em> profile. Findings revealed the different effects of parenting profiles on adolescents’ SI and SA and further indicated that these profiles moderated the gender differences in SI/SA. Researchers should continue to examine the mechanism underlying this process and develop specific intervention strategies for adolescents targeting negative parenting environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"178 ","pages":"Article 108512"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144842504","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}