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{"title":"Trajectories of ILS receipt and subsequent dual-system involvement: Examining the role of out-of-home placement type","authors":"Dylan Jones ,&nbsp;Eunhye Ahn ,&nbsp;Henrika McCoy ,&nbsp;Brett Drake ,&nbsp;Melissa Jonson-Reid","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108212","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108212","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Prior literature using data from the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) has found that rates of independent living services (ILS) receipt are not uniform across youth aging out of foster care. At least two gaps in this literature remain: Research has been limited to cross sectional analyses and the degree to which specific placement types associate with ILS receipt is unclear. Additionally, given high rates of delinquency among transition aged youth, research on youth receiving ILS needs to prioritize understanding how child welfare system trajectories predict dual-system onset. Using a multistate model and administrative data in the United States, this study asks the following questions: (1) How does ILS receipt vary as a function of placement type? and (2) Among youth who receive ILS, how does placement type associate with dual system involvement onset?</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The NYTD Services file and Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) 6-month files were used to construct longitudinal data identifying youths’ ILS receipt status, delinquency status, and current placement type for consecutive 6-month fiscal year (FY) periods. Additional time-fixed measures on select youth demographics were included. Youth were categorized into one of five mutually exclusive states in each 6-month period: (1) not receiving ILS and not delinquent, (2) receiving ILS and not delinquent, (3) not receiving ILS and delinquent, (4) receiving ILS and delinquent, and (5) emancipated. A Markov multistate model was fit to examine how placement type and demographics predicted transitions between states.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Group home and institution placements predicted decreased probability of starting ILS (HR = 0.79, p &lt; 0.05), and relative foster care placements predicted decreased probability of starting ILS (HR = 0.90, p &lt; 0.05) and increased probability of stopping ILS (HR = 1.28, p &lt; 0.05). Trial home visits stand out as being predictive of dual-system onset for youth receiving ILS (HR = 4.05, p &lt; 0.05). Hispanic youth experienced greater ILS instability, being more likely to uptake services (HR = 1.24, p &lt; 0.05) but also more likely to stop receiving services (HR = 1.28, p &lt; 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Findings indicate that agencies should prioritize ILS outreach efforts around issues of recruitment and retention when youth change placement types. Agencies should also consider providing additional supports to youth transferring to trial home visits to prevent delinquency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108212"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534410","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":"Preliminary impact of a combination intervention on intention to migrate and school absence among adolescent girls: Results from a pilot cluster-randomized clinical trial in Northern Ghana","authors":"Ozge Sensoy Bahar ,&nbsp;William Byansi ,&nbsp;Abdallah Ibrahim ,&nbsp;Alice Boateng ,&nbsp;Kingsley Kumbelim ,&nbsp;Portia B. Nartey ,&nbsp;Fredwill Amissah ,&nbsp;Proscovia Nabunya ,&nbsp;Fred M. Ssewamala ,&nbsp;Mary M. McKay","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108205","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108205","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, together with family context as a contributing factor, often results in unaccompanied rural–urban child migration and high incidence of child labor (24%), leading to heightened vulnerability and risk. In this study, we examined the preliminary impact of a combination intervention that combined family economic empowerment and family strengthening interventions on intention to migrate (primary outcome) and school absence (secondary outcome) among adolescent girls in Ghana.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Longitudinal data from adolescent girls (n = 97) participating in the ANZANSI (resilience in Dagbani −the local language in the study area) pilot study (2019–2022) were analyzed. Adolescent girls and their caregivers were randomized at the school level to two study conditions: bolstered usual care and the ANZANSI combination intervention delivered over 9 months. Data were collected at baseline, 9 months and 15 months post-intervention initiation. We used mixed-effects logistic and linear regression models to examine the impact of the intervention on absence from school and intention to migrate.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>At 15 months post-intervention initiation, the ANZANSI group had significantly lower intention to migrate compared to the control group (b = -0.61, 95 % CIs: −1.18, −0.04, p = 0.04). The intervention had no significant impact on school absence. However, the results are trending in the hypothesized direction, indicating that the intervention appears to reduce the likelihood of higher school absences over time, marked by the significant effect of time (χ² [2] = 6.49, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.04) for the intervention group.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These outcome trends support the rationale for a larger trial to test the efficacy of the ANZANSI intervention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108205"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534409","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":"Pathways from parental alienation to adolescent problem behaviors: A longitudinal study of parent-child attachment and emotion regulation","authors":"Kun-yan Wang ,&nbsp;Bing-Bing Lin ,&nbsp;Ying-hang Huang ,&nbsp;Xiang-kui Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108209","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108209","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Family environment significantly shapes adolescents’ development, with accumulating evidence suggesting that family risk factors predict adolescent problem behaviors. Research has established links between parental alienation behaviors and adolescent maladjustment, but the causal pathways and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Methods: This longitudinal study employed three waves of data collection over two years to investigate how parental alienation behaviors influence adolescent problem behaviors through parent–child attachment and emotion regulation strategies. Participants were 815 Chinese adolescents from three middle schools in Jilin Province. Measures included the Parental Alienation Behaviors Scale, Parent-Child Attachment Scale, Emotion Regulation Strategies Scale, and Adolescent Problem Behaviors Scale. Results: (1) parental alienation behaviors significantly predicted adolescent problem behaviors; (2) the relationship between parental alienation behaviors and adolescent problem behaviors is mediated by parent–child attachment; (3) The relationship is also mediated by emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal, expressive inhibition); and (4) parent–child attachment and emotion regulation strategies demonstrated significant chain-mediating effects. Conclusion: This study advances our understanding of how parental alienation behaviors impact adolescent problem behaviors by identifying key mediating mechanisms. The findings illuminate the role of parent–child attachment and emotion regulation within Chinese cultural contexts while offering implications for prevention and intervention strategies targeting both internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143549792","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":"Exploring children and Adolescent́s experiences of a residential camp and the ambiguity of Reentering the everyday","authors":"Anne Louise Fink ,&nbsp;Freja Ekstrøm Nilou ,&nbsp;Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108208","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108208","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the experiences of nineteen children and adolescents who attended a ten-week residential camp, Christmas Seal Homes, one to six years earlier. The Danish CSH program aims to enhance their physical, mental, and social health. Drawing from ritual theory, we examine their transformations during the program, which focused on community, food, and physical activities. We consider these transformations in the context of their life situations before and after the camp. Our findings indicate that the children experienced changes in habits, improved self-perception, and, in some cases, weight loss. However, transferring and sustaining these transformations to their familiar environments upon returning home proved challenging, as their social conditions at home remained unchanged. In the discussion, we draw on Hartmut Rosa’s concept of resonance to elaborate on the quality and potential of the social processes within the program.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 108208"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143549791","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":"Enablers and barriers to acquiring and maintaining employment among care leavers in South Africa","authors":"Adrian D. van Breda","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108204","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transitioning from alternative care into young adulthood is a challenge for many care-leavers. Access to employment is one of their key milestones, but research shows that care-leavers struggle more than age-equivalent youth without care experience to acquire and maintain employment. However, research on the enablers of and barriers to employment for care-leavers is relatively scarce. This qualitative study describes the enablers and barriers to acquiring and maintaining employment. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 62 care-leavers, aged 15–27, from Girls and Boys Town South Africa. Enablers of acquiring work included mobilizing or creating networks, receiving support from the childcare agency, and job chaining, while barriers included personal issues, incomplete education, and COVID-19. Enablers of maintaining work included personal determination and interpersonal skills, while barriers included negative behavior, poor salaries and working conditions, and COVID-19. These findings suggest that care-leavers and their service providers can engage in a range of actions to enhance their chances of finding and maintaining employment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526605","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 prevalence of placement breakdown in foster care: A meta-analysis","authors":"Ellen M.A. Eltink ,&nbsp;Annemieke Waaijenberg ,&nbsp;Mitchel Broers ,&nbsp;Marinda van Anrooij ,&nbsp;Floor B. van Rooij ,&nbsp;Geert Jan J.M. Stams ,&nbsp;Mark Assink","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108203","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108203","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Placement stability in foster care is of utmost importance for the development of foster children. However, foster children may experience placement breakdown. This meta-analysis estimates prevalences of placement breakdown in different types of foster care. A total of 47 studies that sampled 80.564 foster children were included. The overall prevalence of placement breakdown was estimated to be 26.26 %. Breakdown was more common in adolescents (34.23 %) than in younger children (16.26 %). The prevalence rate did not differ between general and therapeutic foster care and no evidence was found for prevalence differences across sex and ethnicity. Last, the prevalence rate of foster care breakdown was significantly higher in studies with longer assessment periods, in studies with retrospective study designs, and in studies based on file records compared to studies based on foster parents as informants. Given the substantial risks for adverse developmental outcomes following placement breakdown, it is discussed that future research investigating antecedents of breakdown is warranted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108203"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143512267","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":"“There may be a genetic tendency …”: How adoptive parents understand and communicate about substance use and risk behaviors with their adolescent children","authors":"Abbie E. Goldberg ,&nbsp;Laura Siracusa ,&nbsp;Sophie Shuster ,&nbsp;David Brodzinsky","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108207","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108207","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>For adoptive parents, evaluating their children’s potential for risk-taking behaviors, such as substance use, may be complicated by both known and unknown elements of their children’s background, which may impact their children’s risk profile. Grounded in a framework that integrates concepts of uncertainty management and communicative openness, this study explores how 68 adoptive parents (25 lesbian mothers, 20 gay fathers, and 23 heterosexual parents) understand, and communicate with their early adolescent children about, such risks. Our qualitative analysis revealed that parents’ concerns related to their children’s substance abuse potential were often grounded in awareness of genetic risk factors and prenatal substance exposure, as well as their children’s mental health challenges and adoption-related loss. Parents articulated a variety of ways that they addressed risk-taking with their children, which ranged from instructive and information-focused to supportive approaches. Findings highlight how adoptive parents balance honesty about risks with fostering their children’s self-esteem and positive identity development. This study illuminates the complexities of adoptive parenting in terms of managing uncertainty and promoting adolescent well-being, and underscores the role of open and ongoing communication and emotional attunement in navigating these challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108207"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143512281","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":"What happens after care? Investigating the post-care housing pathways and experiences of adult care leavers in Ireland","authors":"Emma O’Kane ,&nbsp;Eavan Brady","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108181","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108181","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accessing suitable and secure housing is central to the process of leaving out-of-home care, yet existing literature highlights the risk of many care leavers experiencing housing instability and homelessness when they exit care. This paper reports findings of a small-scale qualitative study exploring the post-care housing pathways and experiences of adult care leavers in Ireland. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five care leavers, aged 24–35, in Ireland and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings illustrate the varied nature of the housing pathways of this small sample group. While some participants experienced housing instability upon leaving care, others experienced housing stability. The findings highlight the importance of informal supports in shaping housing experiences and the relevance of housing experiences in relation to other domains of life such as education, employment, and relationships.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510172","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":"Differences in sexual behaviors between sexual minority and heterosexual female youth with a substance use disorder who are experiencing homelessness","authors":"Allen B. Mallory ,&nbsp;Jodi L. Ford ,&nbsp;Avery M. Anderson","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108202","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108202","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this study was to examine differences in risky and protective sexual behaviors between sexual minority (SM) and heterosexual female youth with a substance use disorder (SUD) who are experiencing homelessness (YEH). This study uses baseline data from four randomized clinical trials of substance use interventions for YEH between the ages of 12–24 with a substance use disorder (N = 469). Meta-analytic methods were used to aggregate data across studies to estimate differences in sexual risk and protective behaviors. Female SM-YEH had a younger age at first sex, greater risk of lifetime casual sex, were less likely to use contraception during their first sexual encounter, and greater risk of having a STI than heterosexual YEH. Among female SM-YEH, older age was associated with greater utilization of condoms due to concerns about HIV and using condoms the last time they had sex compared to their heterosexual peers. Female SM and heterosexual YEH with a SUD had many similarities in sexual risk and protective behaviors. However, differences between female SM and heterosexual YEH were mixed regarding who was at greater risk, suggesting their unique context may play a role in understanding engagement in risky and protective sexual behavior in addition to sexual orientation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108202"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143488391","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":"Group-based parenting programs implementation and facilitators’ perspectives: A systematic review and thematic synthesis","authors":"Rafaela Jürgensen,&nbsp;Elisa Rachel Pisani Altafim,&nbsp;Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The facilitators, person who delivers parenting programs, plays a central role in the implementation process. The present study aimed to systematically review the recent literature and analyze empirical articles examining facilitators’ perceptions, opinions, or behaviors related to the implementation and effectiveness of parenting programs. A search was performed in databases, including qualitative and quantitative empirical studies of group-based parenting programs for children’s caregivers, with facilitators included in the study sample. Twenty-six studies were reviewed. The results of the facilitators’ perspectives on parenting programs were summarized according to a thematic synthesis into three topics divided into sub-themes: program implementation (seven sub-themes: participants’ recruitment, engagement, and adherence; parents’ needs and flexibility; program content and strategies; organizational support; fidelity; feasibility; and adaptations; facilitators (three subthemes: changes in facilitators’ professional practice, training and supervision, and facilitators’ role, attitudes, and relationship with the participant); caregiver (two subthemes: benefits for parents and relationship among participants). The current systematic mixed methods review adds relevant information about the implementation process of parenting programs, highlighting the parameters of the programs’ quality and the facilitators‘ perspectives that could impact the effectiveness of interventions. Key recommendations for enhancing the parenting program implementation depend on various aspects, including the role of facilitators, who are crucial in managing participant engagement, ensuring program fidelity, and adapting content. Additionally, providing comprehensive training and support for facilitators and organizational support are crucial. In conclusion, these programs can offer benefits not only to parents and caregivers but also to the overall facilitators’ practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"171 ","pages":"Article 108201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143520373","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}