Parent–Child Interaction Therapy: Findings from an exploratory qualitative study with practitioners and foster parents

Katelyn Blair, James Topitzes, Erin N Winkler, Cheryl B McNeil - Qualitative Social Work

This exploratory study examines practitioners’ and foster parents’ perceptions on use of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy in child welfare.

Exploring college student identity among young people with foster care histories and mental health challenges

Rebecca Miller, Jennifer Blakeslee, Chanel Ison - Children and Youth Services Review

This study reports the perspectives of college students with foster care histories and self-identified mental health concerns about how these factors relate to their post-secondary academic experiences.

The effects of autonomy support and psychological capital on readiness for independent living through personal growth initiative among youth in out‐of‐home care

Boyoung Kwon & Ok Kyung Yang - Asian Social Work and Policy Review

This study explored the effects of the factors on independent living readiness among youth under out‐of‐home care. Specifically, this study focused on the effects of caregivers' autonomy support and psychological capital on independent living readiness through personal growth initiative.

Home-visiting interventions for families with complex and multiple problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis of out-of-home placement and child outcomes

A. G. (Arjen) van Assen, J. (Jana) Knot-Dickscheit, W. J. (Wendy) Post, H. (Hans) Grietens - Children and Youth Services Review

The aim of this study is to investigate out-of-home placement rates and child outcomes of home-visiting interventions.

Neighborhood disorder and child behavioral problems among kinship children: Mediated by social support and moderated by race/ethnicity?

Yanfeng Xu, Charlotte Lyn Bright, Hui Huang, Haksoon Ahn, Terry V. Shaw - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study examined the relation between neighborhood disorder and children’s internalizing and externalizing problems among children in kinship care and tested caregivers’ social support as a potential mediator.