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{"title":"Young people’s justice-related concerns in regional Australia: Insights from a participatory action research project on youth-led communication on health and justice","authors":"Masahiro Suzuki ,&nbsp;Luke Price ,&nbsp;Alexandra McEwan ,&nbsp;Linda Lorenza ,&nbsp;Corey Bloomfield ,&nbsp;Vicki Pascoe ,&nbsp;Deborah Power ,&nbsp;Luz Stanton","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108192","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108192","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Young people living in regional Australia tend to have little opportunity to voice their concerns about the challenges they confront on a day-to-day basis. In Australia, the tyranny of distance means that their voices are often unheard and unconsidered. This paper draws on a participatory action research project that aimed to improve justice, health, and well-being outcomes for young people in regional Queensland, Australia. The project revealed the impact of personal and community tragedies associated with substance use in regional Australia. In addition, the attitudes of the young people who participated in the project towards police were characterised by fear and hostility. The cohort was also vulnerable to victimisation through cyberbullying. Exploring these issues provides valuable insights into the diverse justice-related challenges faced by rural youth and an opportunity to identify recommendations for future strategies to empower and support young people to avoid entanglement with the justice system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108192"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143436791","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":"Separation and psychosocial challenges of parents with children in foster care","authors":"Marina Lalayants,&nbsp;Inga Saitadze","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108180","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108180","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Parents of children placed in out-of-home care experience intense loss followed by prolonged grief that often goes unrecognized and unvalidated by the public. Child removal frequently exacerbates parents’ pre-existing mental health issues, fostering dependence on unhealthy copying strategies and intensifying feeling of isolation and loneliness due to a lack of social support. This qualitative study explored the psychosocial challenges faced by parents after the removal of their children. The sample comprised 38 parents, including mothers and fathers, whose children had been placed in foster care. Through in-depth semi-structured interviews, parents shared their experiences following the child removal process. Analysis of the interview data found that child removal constituted a profoundly traumatic experience for these parents, highlighting parents’ experiences of loss, suffering, hopelessness, disenfranchised grief. Such experiences and consequent challenges associated with the removal could lead to an increased isolation, depression, loneliness, loss of identity, and a broken connection with their children. These findings underscore the need for support for parents working toward reunification that considers such experiences and to promote overall parental well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108180"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143454277","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":"Factors that influence therapy completion in a child sexual abuse counselling service","authors":"Rebekah L. Chapman,&nbsp;Kathleen S. Ebzery,&nbsp;Carol Ronken,&nbsp;Deirdre Thompson","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108195","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108195","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Child sexual abuse is a widespread problem with far-reaching impacts for survivors that can extend into adulthood. Engagement in therapeutic intervention can reduce the negative impacts of child sexual abuse, however little is known about rates of referral to, engagement in, and completion of therapeutic interventions following the disclosure or detection of abuse.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This research aimed to explore factors relating to completion of therapy, and barriers to therapy completion, among clients of a child sexual abuse counselling service.</div><div>Participants and setting.</div><div>Participants were 581 child clients who engaged in therapeutic treatment at Bravehearts, an Australian non-government child protection organisation that specialises in the treatment and prevention of child sexual abuse.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Client demographic, referral, engagement, sexual abuse-specific and symptomology/presentation data was examined in relation to therapy completion rates, and specific reasons for disengagement were explored among subgroups of clients.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Parental engagement in the child’s therapeutic treatment was shown to be a key factor associated with therapy completion, with clients who had a parent or carer engage being four times more likely to complete than those who did not. First Nations clients, those who experienced abuse by a sibling or by multiple perpetrators, and those who presented with more behavioural concerns at intake were less likely to complete therapy. Clients who were engaging at the time of an upcoming or current criminal court case were more likely to complete.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This research highlights the complexity of factors associated with therapy engagement, and the co-existing and complicating familial and environmental issues that may present as barriers to therapy completion. Implications for therapeutic practice with children and families following disclosure or detection of child sexual abuse are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143488390","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":"Examining the role of mental health lived experience advocacy in shaping the personal outcomes of youth advocates: A scoping review","authors":"Christopher Wainwright ,&nbsp;Ernesta Sofija ,&nbsp;Tom Riley ,&nbsp;Lucy Tudehope ,&nbsp;Neil Harris","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108182","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108182","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Youth mental health remains a pertinent topic of social significance, but clinical services are found have high barriers to entry or are developmentally inappropriate in treating all cases of youth mental ill-health. Lived experience advocacy peer support programmes offer a viable supplementary or alternative option in addressing this issue. Whilst much has been written about the impacts of such programmes on participants, and reviews have been presented about the impacts upon lived experience advocates working in clinical settings, research regarding those working at a community level remains scattered. To synthesise current evidence in the field a scoping review was undertaken. Five databases were searched including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, ProQuest and PsycINFO which returned 4,785 articles. After screening articles for relevance, 30 studies were included in this review paper, incorporating a range of countries and study types. Our findings suggest that such programmes could offer valuable benefits to advocates in terms of foundational, emotional, spiritual, social and occupational wellness, furthering young people’s personal recovery from mental ill-health. The scoping review makes valuable contributions in understanding the effectiveness of peer support community advocacy programmes and is of particular interest to those involved in the recruitment, training and support of youth lived experience advocates. The review also identified important gaps in the current body of work; namely surrounding training practices, frameworks informing community-based LEA operations, and quantification of impacts generated through advocacy, and calls for further research in this space.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108182"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143454279","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":"Examining children’s homes in light of Türkiye’s evolving child welfare system","authors":"Özge Kelebek ,&nbsp;Fatih Kucur","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108193","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108193","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research aims to examine children’s homes, one of the residential child care institutions in Türkiye, in terms of spatial aspects, institutional functioning and, child-care staff relations. This study sought to shed light on the retrospective experiences of twenty young people using a phenomenological research design, one of the qualitative research methodologies. Of the young people interviewed, 9 were female and 11 were male and their ages ranged between 18 and 23. Data were collected through in-depth interviews using semi-structured interview questions. The data were coded with the MAXQDA2024 qualitative analysis program. Then the findings were presented in terms of the spatial, administrative and, operational aspects of the home-type system and the interaction between care staff and children/young people. As a result, this study found that the relationship established with the care staff, the provision of continuous, stable care, and the establishment of a trust-based relationship between care staff and child are as important as the spatial dimension in creating a “sense of home” and a sense of belonging in children’s homes. Thus, it is aimed to raise awareness on how to increase the effectiveness of the children’s home in Türkiye and to contribute to academics and policymakers in the process of improving the system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108193"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143429903","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 best interests of the child in professional assessments of contact rights when children are taken into care – An analysis","authors":"Cecilie Revheim ,&nbsp;Tone Jørgensen ,&nbsp;Inger Kristin Heggdalsvik","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108194","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108194","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Norwegian Child Welfare Services have faced criticism from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) concerning restrictions on contact rights between parent(s) and children in care order proceedings. This has attracted attention in policymaking, which in turn has caused a shift in practice. This article explores how social workers weigh a child’s best interests when regulating contact rights since this shift. It is based on empirical data derived from a vignette study in which Norwegian social workers in eight focus groups assessed contact rights. The results show that an awareness of the child’s best interests is high on the social workers’ agenda. Nevertheless, they face a choice when the child’s best interests stand in contrast with other key principles. We identified the following considerations as influencing such assessments: 1) the child’s own voice, 2) parental visitation rights, and 3) extended family and network. The ethical challenges and complexities involved in such decision-making cannot be standardised. Social workers must navigate competing principles and weigh various aspects of a case, and the child’s perspective is only one theme to address. The tipping point appears to involve identifying the threshold at which additional contact imposes undue hardship on a child.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143454278","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 systematic review of the facilitators and barriers for the implementation of co-designed youth suicide and self-harm interventions","authors":"Kathleen de Boer ,&nbsp;Liza Hopkins ,&nbsp;Michelle Kehoe ,&nbsp;Richard Whitehead ,&nbsp;Maja Nedeljkovic ,&nbsp;Denny Meyer","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108191","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108191","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Co-designed interventions targeting youth suicide and self-harm are starting to emerge, however, few studies discuss the barriers and facilitators for implementing such interventions.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise the literature regarding barriers and facilitators for the implementation of co-designed interventions for suicidal and self-harming young people.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>A systematic literature review was conducted in October 2024. From the 980 initial papers, a final sample of eight papers met eligibility criteria and were included in the review. Thematic analysis was used to identify barriers and facilitators to implementation in the included studies.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of three barriers were identified (implementation of the intervention was burdensome for some professionals; inconsistent teams, communication and support negatively impacted implementation; and mismatch between co-design expectations and implementation reality) and three facilitators were identified (consistent, clear communication and effective team structures; incorporation of co-design processes promoted implementation success; and flexible delivery approaches).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Co-design is increasingly being used to develop tailored interventions to address suicide and self-harm in young people, but evaluation of the implementation of these interventions remains limited. This study has identified a range of factors such as clear communication, training, support, adaptability, and flexibility which may act as facilitators or, when absent, barriers for the implementation of co-designed interventions. Awareness of these factors may improve intervention implementation in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108191"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143478952","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 time for debate is over: The health, education, and legal case for legislative change to prohibit and eliminate all physical punishment of children and to achieve equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland","authors":"Andrew Graeme Rowland ,&nbsp;Elizabeth Fussey ,&nbsp;Felicity Gerry ,&nbsp;Bess Herbert ,&nbsp;Olivia Schaff ,&nbsp;Daryl Higgins ,&nbsp;Sophie S. Havighurst","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Within the UK, children in England and Northern Ireland are the only people who are not fully protected in law from assault. Scotland and Wales have paved the way towards the UK becoming a more equal society and better protecting children, leaving England and Northern Ireland behind. Physical punishment of children is less effective as a long-term strategy for improving behaviours than other approaches. Internationally, 67 states have full prohibition of physical punishment of children. Twenty-seven more states have committed to reforming their laws to achieve a complete legal ban. There is overwhelming academic evidence which clearly demonstrates that physical punishment has adverse effects on children. The adverse health impacts include poor mental health, and social, behavioural and emotional difficulties. Children who are physically punished are at a heightened risk of serious physical assault. Physical punishment of children should be considered an adverse childhood experience and addressed in efforts to prevent violence. This paper proposes legislative change as a deterrent to prevent cases of physical punishment of children in England and Northern Ireland. Further, additional measures are needed to bring about restorative approaches that both protect the child and maintain and support the parent–child relationship. That support should include a judicial discretion for a non-conviction outcome for those parents prosecuted for assaulting their child but judged suitable not to have a criminal record, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the best interests of their child and maintaining the family relationship. The recommendations in this paper propose a joint approach which simplifies practice in the children’s sector; which upholds children’s rights in law; and which supports families and communities to make positive changes to parenting practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108175"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143454281","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":"Unspoken realities: Confronting the silence and isolation in intrafamilial child sexual abuse as expressed in the narratives by those who underwent it","authors":"Bella Klebanov ,&nbsp;Afnan Attrash Najjar ,&nbsp;Inbal Hindi ,&nbsp;Carmit Katz","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108174","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108174","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Intrafamilial child sexual abuse (IFCSA) has been studied extensively in recent years. However, most studies have focused on aspects of the child or perpetrator, neglecting the other family members who are sometimes present or aware of the abuse that happens in their family. The current study examined the experiences and perceptions of people who underwent IFCSA of themselves and their family members, as conveyed in their written narratives for the Israeli Independent Inquiry on Child Sexual Abuse. A thematic analysis was carried out on 38 narratives of people who endured repeated and continuous IFCSA and who spontaneously referred to their family members in their narratives. According to the participants, the results indicated that when IFCSA occurs, the family tends to remain silent and suppress and deny the IFCSA. As a result, people who undergo IFCSA often perceive themselves as guilty and the family unit as unsafe. These feelings lead to loneliness and isolation both at the time of the abuse and in adulthood. The study’s findings contradict the prevailing notion of IFCSA being an issue hidden within families, instead emphasizing the awareness surrounding it, as evidenced by the narratives of those who underwent IFCSA. This underscores the critical need for intervention and supportive measures at the family level, ensuring that affected families receive the necessary resources and guidance to navigate the consequences of such trauma. Additionally, it highlights the collective societal obligation to actively advocate for public acknowledgment of IFCSA rather than perpetuating its secretive nature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108174"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143474878","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":"Parent-provider relationships in home visiting: An introduction to relational-cultural theory and critical race theory frameworks","authors":"Melissa Lovitz ,&nbsp;M. Ann Easterbrooks","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108177","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108177","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Home visiting is a common modality for delivering services to families, particularly those with young children. At the core of home visiting is the relationship between the parent and the service provider, the home visitor. This paper focuses on characterizing parent-provider relationships in home visiting contexts. We discuss current conceptualizations of parent-provider relationships in home visiting and introduce a proposal to use Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) as theoretical foundations for conceptualizing and enhancing parent-provider relationships – especially for Black families. Further, we present suggestions meant to enhance providers’ knowledge and implementation of the proposed theoretical frameworks in home visiting. Limitations such as the large responsibility on home visitors to apply and integrate theory-driven strategies and future directions are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108177"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143471640","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}