Evaluating implementation strategies in a community model to facilitate early identification and treatment of developmental and social-emotional problems in young children in out-of-home placement

Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Shelley Turner, Jeanne Gordon, Roseann Myers, Kristin Gist, Kelsey S. Dickson, Marisol Meza - Children and Youth Services Review

The purpose of this study is to (1) retrospectively characterize the specific implementation strategies employed to deliver a coordinated set of evidence-based screening and linkage practices to facilitate identification and treatment of early developmental and social-emotion problems; and (2) examine preliminary indicators of the impact of these strategies.

The educational attainment of maltreated youth involved with the child welfare system: Exploring the intersection of race and gender

Jamie Cage, Nicole A. Corley, Leon A. Harris - Children and Youth Services Review

Using an intersectional framework, this study investigated whether race and gender alone or the intersection of race and gender predicted the educational attainment of 429 maltreated youth involved with the U.S. child welfare system.

Caregivers' perspectives on the SafeCare® programme: Implementing an evidence‐based intervention for child neglect

Elena Gallitto, Elisa Romano & Marie Drolet - Child & Family Social Work

This qualitative study examined caregivers' experiences with SafeCare®, an evidence‐based programme that focuses on child neglect through modules on health, safety, and parenting.

A case study on a generalist service delivery model for street children in Durban, South Africa: Insights from the capability approach

Laura Van Raemdonck & Mariam Seedat‐Khan - Child & Family Social Work

This paper adopts a qualitative case study on the generalist service delivery model of I‐Care, a Durban‐based non‐governmental organization that works with male street children.

Outcome of the solution-focused self-efficacy enhancement group intervention for adolescents in foster care setting

Viktorija Cepukiene, Rytis Pakrosnis, Ginte Ulinskaite - Children and Youth Services Review

A present study is aimed at evaluating changes of foster care adolescents' self-efficacy and psychological functioning during the solution-focused self-efficacy enhancement group intervention for adolescents.

Predictors of school engagement in foster children: A longitudinal study

Anouk Goemans, Mitch van Geel, Tom F. Wilderjans, Joost R. van Ginkel, Paul Vedder - Children and Youth Services Review

The current study reports the findings of a three-wave longitudinal study wherein the researchers examined the development of school engagement and analyzed which factors were predictive of school engagement in a sample of 363 Dutch foster children.

A study of depression, externalizing, and internalizing behaviors among adolescents living in institutional homes

Archana Vinnakota, Ravneet Kaur - International Journal of Applied & Basic Medical Research

The objectives of the study were to describe and study the extent of depression in adolescent boys and girls living in institutional homes and to study the association between depression and externalizing and Internalizing behaviors among adolescents in institutional homes.

A comparative study of self esteem and level of depression in adolescents living in orphanage home and those living with parents

Priyanka, Dr. Ashok Parasar, Dr. Roshan Lal Dewangan - International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research

The aim of the current study was to find out level of self-esteem and of depression in adolescents living in orphanage home and to see the differences in self-esteem and depression level in orphan children and children living with parents.

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Needs and preferences of parents of adolescents with multiple and complex needs in residential care

Helena Van den Steene, Dirk van West & Inge Glazemakers - Child & Family Social Work

Drawing upon in‐depth interviews with 12 parents of adolescent girls with multiple and complex needs in residential child welfare, this exploratory study describes parents' own needs and preferences with regard to care delivery.

Medical foster care for children with chronic critical illness: Identifying strengths and challenges

Rebecca R. Seltzer, Erin P. Williams, Pamela K. Donohue, Renee D. Boss - Children and Youth Services Review

The authors of this study sought to better understand the potential strengths and challenges of medical foster care (MFC) as a placement setting for children with chronic critical illness (CCI).

Adoptive parents' evaluation of expectations and children's behavior problems: The mediational role of parenting stress and parental satisfaction Author links open overlay panel

Marta Santos-Nunes, Isabel Narciso, Salomé Vieira-Santos, Magda Sofia Roberto - Children and Youth Services Review

This study aimed to test the impact of parents' evaluation of expectations on their child's behavioral problem by investigating a sequential mediation effect of parenting stress and parental satisfaction.

Cumulative risk effect of household dysfunction for child maltreatment after intensive intervention of the child protection system in Japan: a longitudinal analysis

Hirotsuna Ohashi, Ichiro Wada, Yui Yamaoka, Ryoko Nakajima-Yamaguchi, Yasukazu Ogai and Nobuaki Morita - Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

The authors of this study estimated the effect of household dysfunction (i.e., interparental violence, caregiver mental health problems, and caregiver substance abuse) on child maltreatment to understand how to advance the current framework of child welfare.

Caregiver–Adolescent Disagreement on the Mental Health of Youth in Foster Care: The Moderating Role of the Caregiver Relationship

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.

Institutional Care is Associated With Changes in Brain Electrical Activity: Results From a Longitudinal, Randomized Control Trial of Children in Romania

Ranjan Debnath, Alva Tang, George A. Buzzell, Nathan A. Fox, Charles H. Zeanah, Charles A. Nelson - Biological Psychiatry

This study from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP) examines the brain electrical activity of children and young people who have been institutionalized.

Professional foster families in the reunification process—Polish experience

Jan P. Basiaga, Anna Róg, Beata Zięba‐Kołodziej - Child & Family Social Work

This study examined the extent to which professional foster families fulfil their tasks to reintegrate families, what attitudes professional foster families assume towards the idea of reintegration, and to what extent and how professional foster families support a child separated from his or her family and parents in the process of reintegration.