{"title":"Adolescent Decision-Making Interventions in Improving Career Choice and Reducing Risk Behaviors: A Systematic Review","authors":"Yinuo Zhang, Ava Joy Cockey, Thomas Ledermann","doi":"10.1007/s10560-026-01099-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01099-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"266 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147461944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“It’s Fine if it Helps Mom”: Comparing Teenager’s and Parent’s Experiences with a Universal Parental Guidance Program","authors":"Nina Høy-Petersen, Annlaug Selstø, Arnfinn Helleve, Rannveig Kaldager Hart","doi":"10.1007/s10560-026-01094-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01094-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147374273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“They Call Me the Girl from Residential Care”: Risks and Stressors of Care Leavers in Arab Society in Israel","authors":"Samah Mahamid, Haneen Karram-Elias, Yafit Sulimani-Aidan","doi":"10.1007/s10560-026-01085-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01085-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147374269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"I Want to Participate\": Exploring the Voices of Children in Residential Care—Implications for Mental Health in Contexts of Social Vulnerability","authors":"Manuela García-Quiroga, Valentina Vallejo-Correa, Josefina Fredes-Montero","doi":"10.1007/s10560-026-01090-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01090-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146261031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hajra Khalid, Sumara Masood Ul Hassan, Tamkeen Ashraf Malik, Iraj Tariq, Tayyaba Waseem, Paula Maria Barrett, Cheuk Yan Lau
{"title":"Translation, Adaptation and Preliminary Efficacy of the My FRIENDS Youth Program Among Pakistani Adolescent School Girls","authors":"Hajra Khalid, Sumara Masood Ul Hassan, Tamkeen Ashraf Malik, Iraj Tariq, Tayyaba Waseem, Paula Maria Barrett, Cheuk Yan Lau","doi":"10.1007/s10560-026-01091-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01091-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146261015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital Wounds: The Coping Experiences of Adolescent Girls Exposed to Snuff Videos Online","authors":"Michal Dolev-Cohen, Polet Kakun, Bar Toizner","doi":"10.1007/s10560-026-01087-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01087-5","url":null,"abstract":"Following the terrorist attack of October 7, 2023, Israeli social media platforms were inundated with uncensored, violent “snuff” videos. Adolescent girls, who research consistently shows to be more emotionally and socially vulnerable to violent online content, particularly within peer driven digital environments, found themselves exposed to severe and distressing material. This study adopts a gender sensitive lens, recognizing that girls’ heightened empathy, emotional attunement, and social connectedness may shape both their exposure to and coping with extreme online violence in distinct ways. This study aimed to explore their emotional experiences, coping strategies, and perceptions of adult support following exposure to these traumatic online materials. A qualitative phenomenological approach was employed. Fifteen Israeli girls, aged 15–18, who had viewed war-related snuff videos on social networks, were interviewed in-depth. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed. Results: The analysis revealed four central themes: (1) Ubiquitous exposure, wherein participants felt unable to avoid violent content; (2) Intense emotional and physiological responses, including fear, horror, shivering, and vomiting, suggesting traumatic stress reactions; (3) Coping strategies and resilience, as some participants ceased viewing voluntarily or with external intervention, sought peer support, and gradually regained a sense of control; and (4) The perceived role of significant adults, with participants noting that parents and educators were sometimes emotionally unavailable due to their own distress. The lack of open dialogue and the reliance on restrictive measures rather than meaningful guidance led to frustration and unmet emotional needs. The findings highlight the importance of preventative conversations, supportive adult involvement, and the development of non-intrusive coping strategies to mitigate the harmful effects of online violent content on vulnerable youth populations.","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146146018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ben Arnold Lohmeyer, Joel Robert McGregor, Loryn Anne Sykes
{"title":"Who Uses Youth Mentoring Frameworks and Guidelines?: A Scoping Review","authors":"Ben Arnold Lohmeyer, Joel Robert McGregor, Loryn Anne Sykes","doi":"10.1007/s10560-026-01086-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01086-6","url":null,"abstract":"Mentoring is a popular mode for supporting young people through periods of uncertainty. Youth mentoring frameworks have been developed in countries including Australia, the USA and New Zealand to guide the creation and evaluation of mentoring programs. Yet, how frequently and to what degree these frameworks are utilised is unknown. In addition, the research on youth mentoring is international and multi-disciplinary, leading to fragmentation and disorganisation of key ideas and benchmarks. This paper investigates how frequently and to what degree established youth mentoring frameworks are employed in the literature using a scoping review methodology. The searchers returned 318 results. After screening, 37 studies were included in the review. Included literature was organised into three themes: 1) papers that did not report using a mentoring framework or guidelines in the development of the program/intervention under examination; (2) papers that did report a framework, but did not attempt to create new guidelines; (3) and papers that did not report a framework, but did attempt to create new guidelines. We argue that youth mentoring frameworks do not strongly inform research and that there is a clear need for international collaboration to develop and integrate youth mentoring frameworks.","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146146019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Work Service Providers’ Experiences with the Evidence-based Model Family Check-up","authors":"Jennie Ryding","doi":"10.1007/s10560-026-01088-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-026-01088-4","url":null,"abstract":"Evidence-based practice (EBP) has received increasing attention and been more widely implemented since the 1990’s. The aim of EBP is to strengthen professional expertise and improve practices for the benefit of service users by integrating research evidence with client characteristics and contextual factors. Despite these ambitions, EBP has been criticized for potentially constraining professional autonomy, discretion, and the use of proven experience. While much of the existing research on EBP models has focused on their effectiveness for specific target populations, fewer studies have examined professionals’ experiences of working within an evidence-based framework. The present study focused on evidence-based parent support aimed at reducing youth externalizing behavior and explored providers’ experiences with Family Check-Up (FCU), an evidence-based parenting support model. Focus group interviews were conducted with FCU-trained providers ( <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 18) working in family support services in Canada, the Netherlands and the United States. A thematic analysis indicated that the FCU was initially perceived as an extensive model to adopt; however, working with and developing trust in the model yielded positive professional and personal outcomes. The model’s evidence base was described as providing a sense of security and support in the professional role. Participants experienced FCU as a strengths-based and empowering approach that promotes provider responsiveness, while also fostering reflection among both providers and clients. Overall, the positive impact of FCU contributed to an increased sense of meaning in providers’ work, highlighting the importance of continuously reconceptualizing EBP in human service organizations.","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146153731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adverse Childhood Experiences among Young Children of Immigrants: Challenges and Opportunities for Early Childhood Education Centers and Communities of Faith","authors":"Jennifer M. Vaughn, Lisseth Rojas-Flores","doi":"10.1007/s10560-025-01071-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-025-01071-5","url":null,"abstract":"Faced with multiple simultaneous adversities that extend beyond traditional adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including systemic oppression and family separation due to detention or deportation, children of immigrants, a growing segment of the US population, face a public health crisis necessitating immediate attention. Experiencing these potentially traumatic events during the critical period of young childhood, especially in the absence of protective resources, can yield substantive short- and long-term developmental problems. Accordingly, there is an urgent need for evidence-based strategies for responding to ACEs and immigration-related adversities in young children of immigrants. This systematic review synthesizes literature indexed in PsycINFO from 2000 to 2025 on programs aimed at addressing ACEs in young children of immigrants in their natural settings ( <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 15). Eligible studies were screened following PICOTS inclusion criteria requiring programs to address ACEs or trauma exposure among young children of immigrants and be deliverable in early childhood education or faith-based settings. The review is framed by three interrelated core protective systems identified by ACE researchers as important for the prevention, detection, and intervention of ACEs in children: (1) building children’s individual strengths; (2) developing attachment to nurturing caregivers; and (3) building a protective community (Sciaraffa et al., 2018). From this perspective, we present evidence-based strategies and programs that address one or more of these protective systems, can be implemented with young children in early childhood education and care centers (ECEC) or faith communities, and are appropriate for addressing immigration-related adversity.","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146138645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hayley Wainwright, Helen Skouteris, Emma Galvin, Melissa Savaglio, Ruby Sait, Heather Morris
{"title":"Implementation Determinants of Transition Planning in Residential Out-of-Home Care for Young People with Disability and from Multicultural and Multifaith Backgrounds","authors":"Hayley Wainwright, Helen Skouteris, Emma Galvin, Melissa Savaglio, Ruby Sait, Heather Morris","doi":"10.1007/s10560-025-01078-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-025-01078-y","url":null,"abstract":"Transition planning is mandated to support young people (YP) in residential out-of-home care (OoHC) to prepare them for independent living by age 18. Yet, it often falls short of meeting YP’s developmental and material needs, particularly for overrepresented cohorts with additional and intersecting needs. Two such cohorts are those living with disability and those from multicultural and multifaith (MCMF) backgrounds. The overall aim of this study was to generate knowledge to support the successful implementation of transition planning for these two cohorts of YP. The specific aims were to identify (a) barriers and enablers that prevent or facilitate successful implementation; and (b) strategies that improve the design and delivery of transition planning. Qualitative semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with staff ( <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 60) involved in supporting YP leaving residential OoHC in Victoria. Data were analysed using abductive approaches guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). We identified barriers and enablers across all CFIR domains: Outer Setting (6 factors, e.g., legislation), Inner Setting (4 factors, e.g., access to knowledge), Characteristics of Individuals (3 factors, e.g., capability), Innovation (5 factors, e.g., complexity), and Implementation Process (2 factors, e.g., engaging YP). Recommended strategies to improve the design and delivery of transition planning for YP with disability and from MCMF backgrounds included practice adaptations, legislative reform, cross-government agreements, and workforce capability building.","PeriodicalId":51512,"journal":{"name":"Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146048461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}