Debate: Recognising and responding to the mental health needs of young people in the era of COVID‐19

Andrea Danese & Patrick Smith - Child and Adolescent Mental Health

The COVID‐19 pandemic is a ‘perfect storm’ for the mental health of young people, because of exposure to known risk factors for psychopathology and lack of support from the infrastructures that are normally in place to ensure safety and provide support.

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Connecting cash with care for better child well-being: A nine-month post intervention follow-up evaluation of a Family and Community Strengthening Programme for beneficiaries of the Child Support Grant

Eleanor Ross, Leila Patel, Madoda Sitshange and Khuliso Matidza - The Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), University of Johannesburg

The main purpose of the follow-up evaluation was to assess first, whether participants in the Sihleng’imizi Family Strengthening programmes had retained what they had learned and were able to implement these learnings nine months following termination of the intervention; second, to compare these findings with the control group that had not been exposed to the programme; and finally, to consider the policy implications of combining cash transfers with family care programmes.

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Responding to Maternal Loss: A Phenomenological Study of Older Orphans in Youth-Headed Households in Impoverished Areas of South Africa

Busisiwe Ntuli, Ephodia Sebola and Sphiwe Madiba - Healthcare

The aim of this study was to explore how older orphans in youth-headed households (YHHs) experience and respond to maternal death and to examine the strategies they employ to care for their younger siblings.

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Bridging the digital divide for care experienced young people in Scotland: If not now, when?

Kenny McGhee and Dr. Autumn Roesch-Marsh - CELCIS / Scottish Care Leavers Covenant

The briefing begins by providing a brief overview of the current situation for care experienced young people in Scotland, highlighting significant recent developments which provide a context for discussions about the impact of lockdown on care leavers.

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Adolescents’ representations of close relationships in the context of parental migration: an exploratory study from Ecuador

Elena Monserrath Jerves, Lucia De Haene, Peter Rober, Paul Enzlin - International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

The purpose of this study is to examine the association between parental migration and adolescents’ styles of close relationships with parents, friends and romantic partners.

Mothers of children removed under a care order: outcomes and experiences

Vanessa Richardson & Alison Brammer - Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Focusing on accounts by women who have children taken into care, this paper reports on a socio-legal case study in England, investigating the life experiences of nine mothers, whose children have been made subject to care orders under the Children Act 1989.

Substance-related problems among adolescents in child welfare services: A comparison between individuals receiving in-home services and those in foster care

Ove Heradstveit, Nathalie Gjertsen, Anette Christine Iversen, Sondre Aasen Nilsen, Kristin Gärtner, Askelanda Øivin Christiansen, Mari Hysing - Children and Youth Services Review

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Norwegian adolescents in contact with child welfare services (CWS) are at higher risk for substance-related problems (SRP) compared with the general adolescent population, and to what extent those in foster care (FC) differ from those receiving in-home services (IHS).