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Despite increased research and policy interest in reducing the use of residential treatment settings (RTS), there have been few studies of caregivers’ experiences accessing these settings. This study aimed to explore how caregivers perceive their role in decision-making when accessing RTS for youth using interpretive phenomenological analysis.
Themes included gaining a voice, losing power as services intensified, challenging journey, and inflection point. Findings suggest providers act as gateways to RTS for youth for those parents who currently do not have access to these…
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To investigate the predictive impact of parental care deficit on left-behind children’s incidence of depression and the influencing factors involved, this study employed the Parental Care Deficit Questionnaire, the Self-Doubt Scale, the Depressed Mood Scale, and the Friendship Quality Scale. A total of 593 left-behind children, with an average age of 13.8 years, were surveyed.
The study found that parental care deficit significantly and positively predicted depression. Self-doubt played a partial mediating role in the relationship between parental care deficit and depression; friendship…
![Lack of parental care increases depression of rural left-behind children in China: a moderated mediating effects*](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-06/screenshot_2024-06-04_at_5.39.18_pm.png?itok=BtvOgxOp)
Background:
Parental difficulties, including mental ill health, substance misuse, domestic violence and learning disability have been associated with children entering out-of-home care. There is also evidence that these issues may co-occur within families. Understanding how the co-occurrence of these difficulties is associated with care entry is complex because they may co-occur in the same or different household members and have different impacts on the likelihood of care entry when they occur in mothers, fathers or in single parent households.
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The purpose of this U.S.-based study was to examine two intervening variables, self-care and formal support that affect the relationship between children with behavioural issues and caregiver depression. Specifically, this study examines whether self-care can mediate the relationship between children's behavioural issues and caregivers' depression levels and whether formal support can moderate the relationship between children's behavioural issues and caregivers' depression levels. Data from this study were collected from Qualtrics survey in 2020. A total of 136 participated in the survey,…
Russia’s war on Ukraine is having devastating impacts on children and families. More than 7 million children are affected, having experienced violence, loss of family members, displacement, and disrupted education. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been separated from their families and communities and forcibly transferred to Russian-occupied territories or deported to Russia and Belarus. Some have been placed in Russian foster and adoptive families and given Russian nationality. Many of these children have been transferred to “camps” and other facilities, where Russian officials…
This is a report about the Parental Rights in Prison Project (PRiP) based in Wales and England aimed at supporting incarcerated parents who wished to sustain their relationship with their children who are in the care of the local authority, care of family and significant others or adopted and to provide them with legal advice and support around their rights as parents.
This 2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide offers critical information, including concrete examples of how grant recipients and other Federal or national agencies are taking bold actions to authentically engage with and support families.
The guide outlines the information through a social-ecological approach to reinforce the need to be aware of and address the impacts of factors at the societal, systemic, organizational, community, and family levels that can strengthen or challenge families.
Developed with direct input from individuals with lived experience, the guide also features tools…
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Abstract:
Foster parents serve a critical role in the child welfare system; however, many report being dissatisfied with their role. As such, dissatisfied foster parents are at risk of disruption and turnover, ultimately resulting in placement moves for youth in care. Placement moves have negative impacts on youth well-being, prompting a need to explore issues related to placement longevity related to foster parent satisfaction.
This mixed-methods study included foster parents in six mid-Southwestern states who participated in an online survey between June 2021 and January 2022…
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Abstract:
Foster parents serve a critical role in the child welfare system; however, many report being dissatisfied with their role. As such, dissatisfied foster parents are at risk of disruption and turnover, ultimately resulting in placement moves for youth in care. Placement moves have negative impacts on youth well-being, prompting a need to explore issues related to placement longevity related to foster parent satisfaction.
This mixed-methods study included foster parents in six mid-Southwestern states who participated in an online survey between June 2021 and January…
Effective and sustainable reintegration requires a solid conceptual framework and an appropriate and standardized case management approach. Kenya was lacking a comprehensive, participatory, and standardized package that included guidance, standard operating procedures, tools and training on what and how to conduct case management to ensure the wellbeing and eventual family placement of children without parental care. This gap often resulted in programming practice of varying quality and inadequate resources committed to reintegration of children into families.
To ensure a significant…