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Neurodevelopmental problems in adulthood following severe early deprivation: A qualitative analysis of clinical needs and service user experiences 严重早期剥夺后成年期的神经发育问题：对临床需求和服务使用者经验的定性分析

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/03085759231212497

Christopher Edwards, Mark Kennedy, Nicky Knights, Hanna Kovshoff, J. Kreppner, Barbara Maughan, Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke

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‘She has saved my life on many occasions’: Care-experienced young women’s reflections on the significance of pets and the impact of loss 她多次救了我的命"：有护理经验的年轻女性对宠物的意义和失去宠物的影响的思考

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/03085759231220408

Janine C. Muldoon, Joanne Williams

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The needs of unaccompanied minors and their foster carers 孤身未成年人及其寄养照料者的需求

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/03085759241235840

Dennis Golm

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‘The worst day of my life’: Foster carers’ experiences of allegations 我一生中最糟糕的一天寄养照料者遭遇指控的经历

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/03085759231212501

Louisa M. Roberts, Alyson Rees, Daisy Elliott, Sophie Wood

{"title":"‘The worst day of my life’: Foster carers’ experiences of allegations","authors":"Louisa M. Roberts, Alyson Rees, Daisy Elliott, Sophie Wood","doi":"10.1177/03085759231212501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03085759231212501","url":null,"abstract":"Appropriate allegation investigations within social care are paramount to protect children. However, many allegations are unsubstantiated ( Biehal et al., 2014 ) and result in stress and anxiety for fostering families ( Adams, Hassett and Lumsden, 2018 ), financial uncertainty ( Boffey, Stanton and Thomas, 2019 ), unplanned endings and foster carers leaving their role ( Adams, Hassett and Lumsden, 2018 ). There is little research into the prevalence, nature and outcomes of allegations against foster carers. This UK-based study uses The Fostering Network’s State of the Nation’s Foster Care (SOTN) 2021 survey and analyses responses from 3,352 UK foster carers and 99 fostering service staff. Qualitative findings reflect six themes: (1) emotional impacts, (2) financial implications, (3) independent support, (4) social services involvement, (5) understanding allegations, and (6) children being removed or foster carers leaving their role. Quantitative findings show only 25% of those experiencing an allegation believed they were sufficiently communicated with, only 20% believed specified timescales were adhered to, 57% did not receive independent support, and 36% said no support was offered to children in their home. Poor information-sharing and lack of support were found to have exacerbated the stress experienced.","PeriodicalId":516606,"journal":{"name":"Adoption & Fostering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140282272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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New DfE programme addresses adoption support services in the UK 英国教育部新计划解决英国收养支持服务问题

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/03085759241235842

John Simmonds

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Adoptive parents’ worries and concerns about their adolescent adopted children 领养父母对青少年领养子女的担忧和关切

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/03085759241236468

S. Hillman, Nahed Lajmi, Miriam Steele, Jill Hodges, John Simmonds, J. Kaniuk

{"title":"Adoptive parents’ worries and concerns about their adolescent adopted children","authors":"S. Hillman, Nahed Lajmi, Miriam Steele, Jill Hodges, John Simmonds, J. Kaniuk","doi":"10.1177/03085759241236468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03085759241236468","url":null,"abstract":"This study forms part of a major longitudinal research project collaboration between the Anna Freud Centre, Coram and Great Ormond Street Hospital, which set out to explore adopted children’s and adoptive parents’ outcomes and experiences from middle childhood through to adolescence. In this paper, 17 adoptive mothers of late adopted children, currently in early adolescence (aged 12 to 15 years), were interviewed. The focus of the study draws upon their worries and fears regarding their children during adolescence and as they approach adulthood. The Parent Development Interviews (PDI) were analysed using thematic analysis and generated five overarching themes: Vulnerability, Violence, Derailing opportunities, Autonomy and Anxieties about the birth family. This qualitative exploration provides strong evidence for how these parents reflected upon very concrete challenges and anxieties about their child’s journey, including both their current context and anticipated outcomes. The overwhelming majority of research to date on this population examines negative outcomes quantitatively; this study adds an important qualitative layer of the parents’ own perspectives.","PeriodicalId":516606,"journal":{"name":"Adoption & Fostering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140283379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Supporting older youth in care: The role of caregivers 支持受照料的老年青年：照顾者的作用

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/03085759231216068

Greggory Cullen

{"title":"Supporting older youth in care: The role of caregivers","authors":"Greggory Cullen","doi":"10.1177/03085759231216068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03085759231216068","url":null,"abstract":"Adolescents living in care are vulnerable to a range of negative outcomes. Although the mental health and substance use problems of foster youth are widely documented, significantly less research examines the influence of caregivers on these two dimensions of health and wellbeing. Given the importance of caregivers to the development of adolescents in child welfare, the present study investigates the relationship between caregiver characteristics, caregiver attachment and placement type on mental health and substance use. The sample consists of 1,093 young people taken from the 2016 Ontario Looking After Children project who are between 16 and 17 years of age. Findings suggest that caregiver attachment, caregiver gender and the caregiver’s school expectations are all significantly associated with mental health and substance use among this population. Results will inform child welfare professionals about a number of risk-predictive factors of mental health and substance use problems among a sample of young people preparing to transition to adulthood. These findings will help service providers design policies and intervention strategies to improve the future outcomes of youth involved in child welfare.","PeriodicalId":516606,"journal":{"name":"Adoption & Fostering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140276357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Interventions to support reproductive and mental health among care leavers: A systematic review 为支持脱离照料者的生殖健康和心理健康而采取的干预措施：系统回顾

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/03085759231212496

Leanne Bogen-Johnston, Natalie Edelman, Ruth Sellers

{"title":"Interventions to support reproductive and mental health among care leavers: A systematic review","authors":"Leanne Bogen-Johnston, Natalie Edelman, Ruth Sellers","doi":"10.1177/03085759231212496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03085759231212496","url":null,"abstract":"Compared to other teenagers, young care leavers tend to have poorer sexual/reproductive and mental health; mental health difficulties may increase risk for poor sexual/reproductive health. This systematic review addresses a gap in knowledge regarding the effectiveness of existing interventions that support care leavers’ sexual/reproductive health (e.g., contraception, pregnancy choices, early parenting). Eight published articles spanning six interventions were eligible. Interventions were associated with improvements in a range of sexual/reproductive health measures (e.g., sexual health knowledge; knowledge of where to get support; attitudes to sexual health practices), with some indicative improvements in self-esteem. However, some studies suggested these improvements may not be sustained. Interventions tended to include a broad age range, with limited programmes specifically aimed at care leavers. While some programmes focused on attitudes toward reproductive health and pregnancy (i.e., contraception), we identified no programme focusing on parenthood choice. We also identified no sexual/reproductive health programme that targeted or assessed associated mental health problems, despite evidence of associations between sexual health and mental health difficulties. Findings suggest that care leavers may benefit from specific sexual/reproductive health supports, but further evidence is needed. Findings also indicate a need for more holistic supports that integrate mental health supports with reproductive/sexual health and consider care leaver decision-making.","PeriodicalId":516606,"journal":{"name":"Adoption & Fostering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140268606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Corrigendum to “A heavy weight, yet empowering: Grandparent Special Guardians’ lived experiences of the role and family dynamics – An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)” 对 "沉重的负担，但却能增强能力：祖父母特别监护人对其角色和家庭动态的生活体验--一种解释性现象学分析（IPA）"

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1177/03085759241228249

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Corrigendum to “A heavy weight, yet empowering: Grandparent Special Guardians’ lived experiences of the role and family dynamics – An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)” 对 "沉重的负担，但却能增强能力：祖父母特别监护人对其角色和家庭动态的生活体验--解释性现象学分析（IPA）"

Adoption & Fostering Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1177/03085759241228249

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