Psychosocial Support

The best form of psychosocial support is a healthy family and supportive environment, preferably in the child's community of origin, or one that is culturally similar.  Psychosocial well-being is a product of multiple support, which is rooted in the ability to form healthy relationships and participate in community networks.  

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Shelene G. Gentz, Isabel Calonge-Romano, Rosario Martínez-Arias, Chengbo Zeng & Mónica Ruiz-Casares - AIDS Care,

This study examines the mental health of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Namibia, and the factors that contribute to mental health problems.

Jessica Dym Bartlett & Berenice Rushovich - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study evaluated the implementation of Trauma-systems Therapy-Foster Care (TST-FC) in two state child welfare agencies that included training for staff and resource parents.

Rachel M.Hiller & Michelle C.St. Clair - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The current service-data study explored the emotional and behavioural symptom trajectories of 207 young people under the long-term care of a local authority in the South West of England, over their first five years in the care system.

Rachel M. Hiller & Michelle C. St. Clair - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The current service-data study explored the emotional and behavioural symptom trajectories of 207 young people under the long-term care of a local authority in the South West of England, over their first five years in the care system.

Esther Deblinger, Ph.D. Anthony P. Mannarino, Ph.D. Melissa K. Runyon, Ph.D. Elisabeth Pollio, Ph.D. Judith Cohen, M.D.,

This manual, supported by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) Grant, offers guidance on the implementation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) with children in foster care and their families.

V. Alinia & M. Fesahat - Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences,

The present study tries investigating and comparing the psychological health status, emotions and cognitive transformation of the children held in foster centers associated with Yazd Province’s Welfare Organization with those of the ordinary children.

Michael D. Pullmann, et al - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study presents longitudinal analyses of the case flow of youth aged 3–17 in Washington State's foster care system, tracking rates of screening, scoring above or below clinical criteria cutoff scores, and service receipt.

Tyreasa Washington, et al - Children and Youth Services Review,

The authors of this paper conducted a systematic review with the aim of developing a better understanding of the psychosocial factors associated with the behavioral health of children in foster and kinship care.

Naomi A. Schapiro, J. Raul Gutierrez, Amy Blackshaw, Jyu-Lin Chen - Children and Youth Services Review,

With the support community and academic partners, a school-based health center administered by a Federally Qualified Health Center developed a plan for outreach, systematic screening and referral to services for newcomer youth.

Lenore M. McWey, Ming Cui, Ashley N. Cooper, Thomas Ledermann - Child Maltreatment,

The goal of this study was to investigate the levels of disagreement on adolescent mental health symptoms among caregivers and adolescents in foster care, to examine factors associated with caregiver–adolescent discrepancies, and the potential moderating role of caregiver–child closeness on the link between the length of time the youth lived with caregivers and discrepancies regarding adolescent mental health symptoms.