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The effects of home visiting on birth outcomes and perinatal health behaviors 家访对分娩结局和围产期健康行为的影响

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108727

Mason Shero, Hilary A. Doe, Cynthia Osborne, Jennifer Huffman

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Psychological wellbeing outcomes across genders in childhood and adolescence aged 8–18 years: a population-level perspective 8-18岁儿童和青少年男女心理健康状况：人口水平视角

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108728

Zara Boulton , Mary Brushe , Damien W. Riggs , Ashleigh Lin , Cristyn Davies , Tess Gregory

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“Hear our voices”: A qualitative exploration of mental health among Black girls “倾听我们的声音”：黑人女孩心理健康的定性探索

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108721

Ijeoma Opara , Jasmin Brooks-Stephens , Emmanuella Asabor , Moiyattu Banya , Isha Metzger

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We will always think, ‘is this the right decision?’ Norwegian child welfare workers navigating the uncertain project of reunification 我们总是会想，‘这是正确的决定吗？挪威儿童福利工作者在不确定的统一项目中工作

IF 1.7 2区社会学

Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108689

Ellen Syrstad , Ingunn T. Ellingsen , Margrete Aadnanes , Jeri L. Damman

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Shaping parenting a decade after leaving care: The dynamic of role models, parenting styles, and gender roles 离开看护十年后的养育方式：榜样、养育方式和性别角色的动态变化

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108734

Tehila Refaeli , Agat Sold , Mor Dvori , Rami Benbenishty , Anat Zeira

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Children’s voices in disaster recovery: Lessons from the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake 儿童在灾后恢复中的声音：2023年土耳其-叙利亚地震的教训

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108715

Ayse Yildiz , Nurcan Simsek , Aysegul Boluk

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‘Caring for the carers’: Compassion fatigue and associated factors in foster and kinship carers “照顾照顾者”：寄养和亲属照顾者的同情疲劳及其相关因素

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108692

Christine Clark, Emily P. Taylor

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The role of income assistance, childcare, and informal social support in foster care entry 收入援助、儿童保育和非正式社会支持在寄养进入中的作用

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108726

Darejan Dvalishvili , Inga Saitadze , Yi Wang

{"title":"The role of income assistance, childcare, and informal social support in foster care entry","authors":"Darejan Dvalishvili , Inga Saitadze , Yi Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108726","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108726","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Economic hardship, food insecurity, and limited access to essential resources such as childcare increase the risk of child maltreatment (CM) and the likelihood of foster care (FC) placement. Families facing these conditions often experience social isolation and a lack of support that could otherwise buffer the effects of poverty and child welfare involvement. This study examined the influence of income assistance, childcare access, and formal and informal social support on the risk of FC placement among families whose children remained at home following an initial CM investigation. Using longitudinal data from the second cohort of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW-II), the sample included 1,963 children aged 0 to 6 residing with their biological or adoptive mothers. Results indicated that poverty and receipt of public assistance programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children were associated with increased odds of FC placement. However, access to childcare, informal social support, and Child Protective Services −provided assistance with income and childcare services were linked to reduced risk. These findings highlight the importance of targeted economic and social supports in promoting family stability and reducing unnecessary FC placements among vulnerable, child welfare–involved families.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 108726"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145790989","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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Pathways from parent substance misuse to child and adolescent trauma 从父母药物滥用到儿童和青少年创伤的途径

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108724

Kristen D. Seay

{"title":"Pathways from parent substance misuse to child and adolescent trauma","authors":"Kristen D. Seay","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108724","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108724","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Among families reported to child protective services (CPS), parental problematic alcohol and drug use are common concerns associated with negative child outcomes, including trauma. This paper examines the role of four mediators (exposure to violence, parental monitoring, harsh discipline, emotional maltreatment) in the pathways from problematic alcohol and drug use to child trauma.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II (NSCAW II), path analysis models were conducted using a NSCAW II subset where children remained in the home following a CPS investigation. A random half-sample was drawn to conduct separate models for problematic alcohol use and drug use. Results were confirmed on the second sample half. Mplus 7.0 analyses accounted for stratification, clustering, and weighting.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Parental monitoring and exposure to violence fully mediated the pathway from problematic alcohol use to child trauma at 18-month follow-up. However, fit and asymmetrical confidence intervals for the single mediator model through parental monitoring was stronger than for the model through exposure to violence. There were no significant pathways from problematic drug use to child trauma.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Results partially supported the hypothesized relationships. Higher levels of self-reported parental problematic alcohol use were associated with increased exposure to violence which was associated with increased child trauma. The pathway through parental monitoring did not support the hypothesis. As problematic alcohol use increased then parental monitoring increased resulting in less child trauma. Future research should explore the association between alcohol use and increased monitoring in child welfare samples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 108724"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145790992","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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Persistent poverty, poverty mobility, and young adults’ material hardship 持续贫困、贫困流动性和年轻人的物质困难

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Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108713

Yoonzie Chung , Kathryn Maguire-Jack

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