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{"title":"Child protection realities of detained juveniles in a Ghanaian correctional facility: A qualitative narrative","authors":"Clement Aryee,&nbsp;Esmeranda Manful","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100124","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100124","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ghana's juvenile justice system emphasizes rehabilitation and reintegration of juvenile offenders, aligning with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child's principles for protecting young offenders' rights and wellbeing. While the Ghanaian child welfare discourse has primarily focused on issues of child abuse, neglect, and child labour, limited attention has been paid to the lived experiences of juveniles within correctional facilities in Ghana, a low-and middle-income country (LMIC). This study employed a qualitative case study design to examine the child protection experiences of committed juveniles in Ghana's only juvenile correctional facility. Using purposive sampling, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 male juveniles aged 14–17 years who had been in the facility for at least three months. Data was analysed using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis approach. Findings revealed three major themes: compromised quality of education due to resource constraints, inadequate nutrition stemming from severe under-resourcing, and reduced parental contact exacerbated by the centralized nature of Ghana's juvenile justice system. Through the lens of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the study examines how these challenges manifest across different systemic levels. The findings contribute to understanding child welfare challenges in an LMIC context and emphasize the importance of developing culturally relevant, evidence-based interventions and policies within Ghana's juvenile justice system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143562521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between childhood sexual violence and low educational attainment among young people aged 18–24: Evidence from the 2018 Uganda violence against children survey","authors":"Maria Ndibalekera ,&nbsp;Clare Ahabwe Bangirana ,&nbsp;Mathew Amollo ,&nbsp;Kenneth Olido ,&nbsp;Agatha Kafuko ,&nbsp;Timothy Opobo ,&nbsp;Ronald Ssenyonga","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100123","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Researchers have identified various factors that contribute to low levels of educational attainment. However, studies examining the association between childhood sexual violence victimization and educational attainment remain scarce. Understanding this relationship is vital since experiencing violence during childhood is associated with poor educational outcomes and a higher likelihood of financial difficulties and employment issues later in life.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study sought to understand the association between childhood sexual violence victimization and low educational attainment for male and female young adults.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>The study uses data from the Uganda Violence Against Children Survey (2018), focusing on participants aged 18–24.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Secondary analysis was done using STATA 14 among participants aged 18–24 years from whom responses on childhood sexual violence (CSV) victimization were solicited. CSV was measured in its different forms i.e., unwanted sexual touches, attempted forced sex, physically forced sex, pressured sex and sexual exploitation, while low educational attainment was defined as being out of school and having primary or less as the highest level of education. Bivariable analysis and multivariable logistic regressions were conducted.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The majority (67.2%) of the sample of 2312 young adults had low educational attainment. Basing on the different forms of childhood sexual violence victimization (sexual exploitation, unwanted sexual touches, attempted forced sex, physically forced sex and pressured sex), low education attainment ranged between 59.2% and 72.3% for males and 50.9% and 72.4% for females. The different forms of CSV were not significantly associated with low educational attainment except attempted forced sex among females (P = 0.011) in the bivariate analysis and child marriage in the multivariate model (P = 0.022).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Low levels of educational attainment in Uganda are prevalent and could be influenced by various factors that warrant further investigation. There is a need for additional research to clarify the association between childhood sexual violence victimization and low educational attainment. Considering the well established advantages of education for individuals and communities, it is essential to strengthen initiatives aimed at increasing both access to and the quality of educational services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143563174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“New cloth on an old garment” - Barriers in transforming and implementing foster care services from a developmental approach in South Africa","authors":"Sipho Sibanda ,&nbsp;Nozipho Theodorah Ngwabi","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>South Africa attempted to transform its rendering of foster care services by adopting a developmental approach. This mandated the shift from social welfare services to developmental welfare services. The Children's Act 38 of 2005 was promulgated as a legislative policy on the matter, with guidelines concerning the delivery of foster care services within the developmental approach.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The article identifies and describes barriers in transforming and implementing foster care services from a developmental approach in South Africa.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>13 social workers employed at seven child protection organisations in South Africa participated in the study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Using a qualitative study, data was collected through focus group discussions and analysed using a thematic analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>The findings indicate that the barriers to transforming foster care services stem from a lack of conceptual and contextual understanding of the delivery of foster care services within the developmental approach; lack of training on the Children's Act; social workers not being aware of their role in providing developmental foster care services; and lack of funding to implement and deliver foster care services from a developmental approach.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The lack of transformation and barriers encountered by social workers are rooted in their lack of understanding of the developmental approach. There is a need to develop training manuals and practice guidelines for social workers, which clearly define developmental foster care services and the role of social workers in the implementation of these services, and a review of the foster care funding models.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is ethical review a barrier to the publication of research on violence against women and children for low- and middle-income country researchers?","authors":"Elizabeth Dartnall ,&nbsp;Sarah Homan ,&nbsp;Kevin Lalor ,&nbsp;Mpho Silima ,&nbsp;Chi-Chi Undie","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100120","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Producing and publishing research on violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) is essential for developing evidence-based solutions to these widespread issues. However, researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face numerous challenges and structural inequities that hinder their ability to contribute to the global knowledge base. Among these, obtaining research ethics approval, which is essential for ensuring research integrity and safeguarding participant welfare, stands out as a particularly critical and often arduous hurdle. Access to research ethics approval presents significant challenges for researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), due to: (1) limited availability and accessibility of appropriate Research Ethics Committees (RECs) at universities, hospitals, or other institutions; (2) difficulties in navigating bureaucratic ethical review systems; (3) limited access to funding for research ethics approval fees, particularly for early-career researchers; (4) fee-for-service ethics review models and associated conflicts of interest; (5) limited expertise of <span>REC</span> members to evaluate and advise on VAW and <span>VAC</span> research; and (6) conflicts between international <span>REC</span> criteria and local mandates or expectations regarding how research should be conducted. This paper explores these barriers and inequities, providing recommendations to strengthen support and infrastructure for ethical review in LMICs. It calls for the development of accessible, contextually relevant ethical review mechanisms that uphold global standards while accommodating local realities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143520337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lay understanding and perceptions of child protection: Limited awareness of restorative principles","authors":"Stacey Politis,&nbsp;Diane Sivasubramaniam,&nbsp;Taylor Gogan,&nbsp;Nina Papalia","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100125","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Child protection (CP) systems and practitioners are subject to harsh public scrutiny. However, it is unclear whether the general public understand the nuanced functions of CP, such as the restorative interventions embedded in practice which aim to reunify and support families. A lack of understanding may be contributing to poor perceptions of this service. Additionally, the psychological literature suggests that lay people may expect CP to act punitively towards parents who harm children; such retributive expectations would conflict with the non-retributive purpose of CP.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>We explored lay people's A Priori understanding of the role of CP and tested public understanding of the risk factors for child abuse. We also examined how demographic factors (i.e., age, political orientation, and income) influence endorsement of retributive practices.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Participants were 188 first-year psychology students at a mid-sized Australian university in Victoria (<em>M</em> = 29.47, <em>SD</em> = 11.06).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study utilised a mixed-methods design. Open-ended questions and a knowledge quiz explored participants' understanding of CP, and closed-ended questions probed people's prioritisation of retributive and restorative justice.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Participants were knowledgeable about some of the broader responsibilities of CP, however they had far less understanding of restorative elements of practice. We did not find significant correlations between demographic factors and retributive views.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Understanding about CP's responsibilities was basic, with knowledge about restorative practices being particularly low. If the community have limited awareness of the restorative frameworks underpinning CP practice, this will undermine support for CP and its practitioners in the long term.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143520491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improving mental health services for young refugees: The role of organisational readiness in residential care facilities","authors":"Selina Kappler,&nbsp;Fabienne Hornfeck,&nbsp;Heinz Kindler","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100119","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100119","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Social workers play a crucial role in addressing the needs of unaccompanied young refugees (UYRs), but the impact of institutional factors on the success of evidence-based programs remains unclear.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examines factors influencing organisational readiness for change (ORC) in Children and Youth Welfare System (CYWS) facilities caring for UYRs.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>In a survey of <em>N</em> = 148 CYWS facilities all over Germany, 148 facility directors (<em>M</em>_age = 44.89; <em>SD</em>_age = 11.15; 62.7% female) participated.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This research utilized a quantitative design to gain a broader and more in-depth understanding of the motivation and institutional capacities needed to support mental health care for UYRs. The participants provided information about the facility structure and characteristics, evaluation of the care provided for mental health within and outside the facility, and preparedness for UYRs’ mental health problems. The ORC was assessed using an adapted (shorter) version of the Readiness Monitoring Tool (RMT). For the analyses, predictors such as preparedness, staff turnover, supervision, and experience with UYRs were used.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Institutional preparedness for UYRs’ mental health needs was moderate (M = 6.20, SD = 1.78). Gender did not impact ORC. Staff turnover (45.2%) and supervision availability (98.0%) influenced organisational readiness. General capacity correlated with institutional preparedness, staff turnover, and experience, while innovation-specific capacity was linked to preparedness and supervision. Regression analyses showed institutional preparedness as a key predictor for both subscales, explaining significant variance (general: R² = .494; innovation-specific: R² = .370). Experience reduced general capacity.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The results indicated that successful and sustainable change processes within CYWS facilities rely on profound and individually adapted preparation involving all facility members. In terms of policy and implementation of interventions, host country stakeholders must develop strategies to mitigate stressors and foster an environment conducive to effective, high-quality social work, thereby better equipping social workers for organisational change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A mixed methods scoping review of the effects of loss during childhood across the lifespan: A protocol paper","authors":"Ashwini Pandey ,&nbsp;Zola Johnson ,&nbsp;Cassidy McCann ,&nbsp;Zachary Hoffman ,&nbsp;Jen Jaremski ,&nbsp;Sadhana Durbha ,&nbsp;Melissa Tetzlaff-Bemiller ,&nbsp;Natalee Reese","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100122","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100122","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Caregiver loss during childhood is a significant but understudied childhood adversity and a risk factor for adverse health outcomes. However, a review and comparison of short and long-term outcomes by type of caregiver loss has not been conducted. We define caregiver loss to encompass multiple experiences during childhood, including caregiver death or the prolonged or permanent separation from a living caregiver.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This protocol paper describes the mixed methods scoping review methodology that will be used to summarize the effects of, as well as risk and protective factors across the lifespan, for different types of caregiver loss during childhood. Risk and protective factors will be documented as available.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>No restrictions will be made based on study design, geography, race or ethnicity of populations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We will draw from Arksey and O’Malley’s formal methodological framework. Predefined terms will be used to search four multidisciplinary databases including: PubMed (biomedical), Academic Search Complete, PsychInfo, and CINAHL. Peer-reviewed and grey literature-based empirical studies in English published between 2000 and 2025 will be included. Citation screening of eligible articles will be conducted. Any identified special issue journals will be searched for additional literature.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Data from eligible articles will be extracted and charted in tabular format and summarized to provide an overview of adverse outcomes and contextualization (i.e., risk and protective factors).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This multidisciplinary search strategy will allow for a critical review of the adverse lifetime effects of loss of a caregiver during childhood and a discourse of best practices to prevent development or worsening of sequalae.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100122"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143474233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How can we talk about child protection without talking about child protection?","authors":"Lauren Elizabeth Lines ,&nbsp;Sarah Hunter ,&nbsp;Amy Marshall ,&nbsp;Tahlia Johnson ,&nbsp;Megan Aston","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100121","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100121","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Language used by professionals when describing or speaking with parents of children within child protection services can be stigmatizing and harmful. Professionals across health, welfare and childhood education sectors frequently encounter parents who are experiencing multiple social, economic, and health adversities that impact their children's health, development, wellbeing, or physical safety. Families experiencing multiple adversities are often caught within intergenerational cycles of disadvantage and marginalisation which are difficult to escape. A public health response to child protection responds to those experiencing adversities and provides prevention, early support, and responses before situations escalate to where children's safety is under threat. Nurses, social workers, physicians, midwives, and lawyers are some examples of professionals who form the broader network of health, welfare, and early childhood professionals who are well-placed for child protection public health responses to prevention and early intervention that empowers families to disrupt intergenerational disadvantage. Language used throughout society and across health, welfare and education sectors to respond to families experiencing adversities including violence and maltreatment may inadvertently further marginalise these families and reduce their willingness to seek and accept support. This language has particularly significant consequences when used across government policy, health and welfare systems and by service providers and practitioners to enact a child protection public health response. This paper firstly summarises the historical and social context shaping the language used when supporting families impacted by violence and child maltreatment, and concludes with strategies to address unhelpful language that can perpetuate marginalisation and stigma.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between child maltreatment and dating violence among Brazilian college students","authors":"Joana Milan Lorandi ,&nbsp;Sidnei R. Priolo Filho ,&nbsp;Andreia Isabel Giacomozzi ,&nbsp;Luciana C. Assini-Meytin","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100118","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100118","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The association between childhood maltreatment – a type of adverse childhood experience (ACE) - and dating violence is well-established in high-income countries. However, evidence on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and dating violence in low and middle-income countries is limited.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>We examined the associations between childhood maltreatment and dating violence among college students in Brazil.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Participants consisted of a convenience sample of students recruited primarily from undergraduate courses in two states in southern Brazil.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were collected through an online survey between December 2020 and August 2021. The analytic sample consisted of 503 participants, most of whom were women (71%), with an average age of 24 years. The survey instrument included questions about ACEs, including four types of childhood maltreatment (sexual, physical, emotional abuse, and neglect), and dating violence. Statistical analyses included univariate descriptive analyses, chi-squared tests, and two-step linear regressions. Stratified analyses by gender were also conducted.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our study highlights the association between childhood maltreatment and dating violence among university students in southern Brazil. Those with a history of maltreatment are more likely to perpetrate and experience dating violence. In addition, our findings highlight associations between childhood sexual abuse and dating violence victimization among women, and substance use with dating violence perpetration among men.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The findings of this study underscore the need for dating violence prevention services on college campuses, particularly for students with a history of childhood maltreatment and adverse experiences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143488008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cultural adaptation and validation of Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ) for child protection services","authors":"Marie-Joëlle Robichaud ,&nbsp;Isabelle-Ann Leclair Mallette ,&nbsp;Célyne Lalande ,&nbsp;Elisabeth Plante ,&nbsp;Rosita Vargas Diaz ,&nbsp;Mélanie Bourque","doi":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Various survey reports published since the 1980s point to the historical persistence of difficult practice conditions for practitioners working in Quebec's youth protection system. The absence of validated measurement tools capable of describing, comparing over time, and detecting indicators in practice makes it difficult to analyze the impact of reforms on the safety culture of professionals.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>(1) Present the process of translating and adapting the Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ) in a youth protection context, (2) test the construct validity of the French version of the SAQ for youth protection (SAQ-Fr-PJ), (3) document each subscale's reliability in terms of internal consistency.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>309 youth protection workers from six regions of Quebec completed the experimental version of the SAQ-Fr-PJ.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The SAQ-Fr-PJ translation and cultural adaptation process comprised four phases: 1) preliminary version development, 2) preliminary version evaluation and cross-cultural adaptation, 3) evaluation of statement clarity (pretest), 4) experimental version development.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A confirmatory factor analysis was used to compare several models. The model selected corresponds to the original structure of the SAQ - Short Form, excluding two items. Fit indices suggest acceptable construct validity for this model. Internal consistency is good, with Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.712 to 0.879.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The results of our study, the first to complete the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the SAQ to the French youth protection context, support the reliability and validity of the original six-dimension model. The SAQ-Fr-PJ may help to understand and compare the dimensions of safety culture in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100237,"journal":{"name":"Child Protection and Practice","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143520338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}