Children and Youth Services Review

1979 - 2026

Current editor(s): Duncan Lindsey

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Volume 187, issue C, 2026

Development and evaluation of suicide prevention for child welfare involved youth: an asynchronous online curriculum for prospective child welfare workers

Christina S. Magness, Jayden Engelhardt, Shawna Lee, Seth Persky, Courtney Funk, Lindsay DeCamp and Cynthia Ewell Foster

Out-of-school time programs and marginalized youth: a systematic review of qualitative and mixed studies

Ashlee L. Sjogren, Jessica V. Forrester, Nancy L. Deutsch and Dana M. Sox

Understanding fear in therapeutic residential care

Yvonne Smith, Charles V. Izzo, Lisa A. McCabe, James P. Anglin and Michael A. Nunno

Art-based career and life development intervention for non-engaged youth: A quasi-experimental outcome study

Steven Sek-yum Ngai, Chau-kiu Cheung, Yuen-hang Ng, Qiushi Zhou, Chen Chen, Hiu-lam Ngai, Laing-ming Wong, Er Wen and Elly Ngai-hin Yu

An investigation of factors impacting job stress-related presenteeism among child welfare workers

Michaé D. Cain, Lauren H.K. Stanley and Dina J. Wilke

Corrigendum to “Understanding how voluntary and community sector resources impact the mental health and wellbeing of young people living in contexts of disadvantage: A realist review” [Child. Youth Serv. Rev. 186 (2026) 108969]

Michelle Tester-Jones, Will Mason, Hannah Fairbrother, Steph Scott, Sophie Robinson and G.J. Melendez-Torres

Connections between family and child characteristics and referrals to comprehensive services in Early Head Start

Caitlin Lombardi, Rachel Chazan-Cohen, Marty Zaslow and Loria Kim

The role of negative parenting on mental distress among South Korean youth

Yoonsun Choi, Jinyoung Choi, Michael Park, Soo Young Lee and Kihyun Kim

Improving access to autism evaluations: Development of a specialty diagnostic evaluation clinic for youth in foster care

Suh Jung Park, Joanna Mussey, Megan Leonard, Megan Slagel, Krista Cowan, Jaime Murtagh, Marianna Messerli, Lauren Sapp, Jessica Yager and Constance Brooks

From judicial compliance to social inclusion: A systematic review of the effects of sport in juvenile justice

Ekaitz Irujo-Compains, Javier Encina-Morentin and Belén Gutiérrez-de-Rozas

Associations of parental physical assault and psychological aggression toward children and socioeconomic attainment in early adulthood

Lijian Zhao, Yinqi Chen and Kathryn Maguire-Jack

A retrospective exploration of care experiences shaping the mental health trajectories of children and young people in care: Part 2 – The experience

Sally Peplow, Paul Christiansen and Warren Donnellan

Place-based inequalities in children’s safeguarding referrals: A multilevel analysis of trends across English local authorities, 2013/14–2021/22

Ella Moxon, Oliver Carlile, Beth Alice Lockwood, Calum Webb and Nathan Hughes

Telehealth for children involved in the child welfare system and their families in the United States: A scoping review

Yanfeng Xu, Nelís Soto-Ramírez, Shreekrishna Chowdhury, Taylor Giles and Sarah Ayovi-Pace

Women’s experiences of child protection involvement during pregnancy: A scoping review

Rebecca Wren, Silke Meyer and Diksha Sapkota

Youth volunteering and academic outcomes in a nationally representative U.S. sample

Melissa Gutierrez-Kapheim, Michaela Krogen, Mikaela Lies, Kevin Lanza and Maureen Benjamins

Peer victimization and social adjustment among left-behind adolescents: mediating role of prosocial behavior and intervention effects

Wen Liu, Xiaochen Qiao, Mingxin Li, Jiaqi Zhang and Jiao Wu

From adverse childhood experiences to criminal involvement: unpacking the mechanisms of impulsivity and school connectedness

Yuqing Chen, Lixia Zhang and Shuying Sha

How involuntary child removal shapes parents’ everyday lives: implications for child welfare practice

Tina Gerdts-Andresen, Anette Ødegård Eriksen and Heidi Aarum Hansen

Associations between stressors and suicidal behaviors among Korean adolescents: a gender-stratified analysis

Hyerine Shin, Bohan Kim and Ji-Su Kim

Measuring collaboration quality in the context of Barnahus and Children’s Advocacy Centers: a thematic and measure review

James L. Herbert, Rachael Tindal, Mary Mitchell, Camille Warrington, Silvie Bovarnick and Naomi Parker

Capturing change: a multiple single-case experimental design evaluating Forensic Outpatient Systemic Therapy for juvenile antisocial behavior

S. Marjolein van Cappellen, Hanneke E. Creemers, Larissa Hoogsteder and Jessica J. Asscher

Mapping psychosocial care and services for children in transnational families: A scoping review

Aleksandar Bozic, Catarina Pinheiro Mota, Anila Sulaj, Eglantina Dervishi, Oriola Hamzallari, Ayşegül Ilgaz, Maria Koushiou, Bahar Aksoy, Megi Xhumari, Emanuela Ismaili, Blerina Xhakolli Reci, Zyhra Gripshi and Anne Carolina Ramos

Factors influencing suicidal ideation in adolescents: A scoping review

Iyus Yosep, Rohman Hikmat, Ai Mardhiyah and Roxsana Devi Tumanggor

Unseen struggles: exploring social, economic, and emotional challenges among adolescents in coastal Indonesia

Rika Sarfika, Dewi Eka Putri, Rika Sabri, Christina Yeni Kustanti, Ferry Efendi, Ni Made Dian Sulistiowati, Retno Indarwati, Ni Komang Ari Sawitri, I Made Moh. Yanuar Saifudin and Khatijah Lim Abdullah

Bridging the mental health gap for underserved young adults: efficacy of inspirational video intervention

Yang Bai, Min Lu and Junpeng Chen

From closed adoption to post-adoption contact as child protection: a judicial typology model

Shira Rosenberg-Lavi

Beyond removal rates: Prenatal reporting and the challenge of measuring what matters

Claudia Bull

Volume 186, issue C, 2026

Children’s participation in decision-making processes in child protection services: Cultural perspective

Hani Nouman, Hoda El-Arow and Guy Enosh

Predictors of attitudes toward LGBTQ+ students and school climate in English secondary schools: regression and mediation analyses of peer and adult relationships

Ann E. Wilson-Daily, Markus Kemmelmeier and Richard Harris

The situation of refugee students with disabilities in the Turkish education system: an embedded case study

Uygar Bayrakdar, Emrah Gulboy and Fahri Akdogan

Toward coherent practice in shared residential care: Program methods, tools, and intervention models

Marzia Saglietti, Chiara Monti, Giorgia Olezzi and Laura Palareti

Understanding how voluntary and community sector resources impact the mental health and wellbeing of young people living in contexts of disadvantage: A realist review

Michelle Tester-Jones, Will Mason, Hannah Fairbrother, Steph Scott, Sophie Robinson and G.J. Melendez-Torres

Active coping as a bridge between family resilience and posttraumatic growth in Arab adolescents and youth exposed to war

Siwar Makhoul Khoury, Raghda Alnabilsy and Hanin Mordi

Using a latent class analysis to understand mental health service needs of adolescents by service setting

Jennifer L. Murphy and Youngmi Kim

Using EMA to examine the role of emotion regulation and supportive space in protecting Black youth when exposed to racism

Jaime M. Booth and Fredrika A. Opur

An explorative study on first-time out-of-home placements in Austria–when, where, and why?

Ilona Horwath, Rachel Dale, Doris Mayerhofer, Sarah Buttler-Stöbich, Katja Haider, Manuela Amon and Christoph Pieh

Sexual health interventions for young people with mental disorders: a scoping review

Michelle Veilleux, Aurélie Bourmaud, Jade Ghosn, Anaïs Foussier, Clémence Thoison, Caroline Huas, Nathalie Godart and Philippe Martin

“If the state has justice, it will punish!”: Legal process experiences of families of children surviving sexual abuse living in Turkey

Berçem Barut-Bektaş and Gonca Polat

Caregiver experiences with the Problem Resolution System (PRS) in Massachusetts

John William McKenna, Neslihan Unluol Unal, Micah Klayman, Elizabeth Bifuh and Ashleigh Hillier

‘None of this is homely’: The absence of home in residential care

Michelle Jones, Kristin Natalier, Sharyn Goudie and Kate Seymour

Nonsuicidal self-injury among youth in a juvenile legal system diversion program

Kathleen A. Kemp, Kaitlin M. Sheerin, Miguel Nuñez, Lindsey M. Nichols, Alyssa Vieira-Brinker and Casey Pederson

An ecological perspective on what helps and hinders the well-being and role satisfaction of foster carers: A systematic scoping review

Amy Miko, Lynne McPherson and Emily Hindman

Material deprivation, family functioning, and child well-being: an empirical examination in a cross‐national comparative study

Shan Jiang, Ruoyu Du, Shilin Tan and Lin Wang

Integrating self-determination theory and collaborative problem solving to improve parent-child relationships: a theoretical perspective

Jacquelyn N. Raftery-Helmer and Alisha R. Pollastri

Contact person intervention in child welfare: a thematic analysis of perspectives on relationship maintenance

Kaisa Malinen and Johanna Moilanen

Early childhood care and education as a source of protection and development in the context of community violence: Lessons from Brazil and South Africa

Linda Biersteker, Irene Rizzini, Malcolm Bush, Mohammed Alruzzi, Marsha Orgill and Malibongwe Gwele

Parenting after shared trauma: mothers surviving near-lethal intimate partner violence

Hila Avieli

Temporal trends and determinants of children’s subjective well-being across 20 countries: a multilevel analysis from the international survey of children’s well-being

Shan Jiang and Shuangqi Zhao

Who is more likely to be bullied? Assessing the impact of person-group dissimilarity on bullying victimization among Chinese adolescents

Binli Chen, Wing Hong Chui and Xiying Wang

Gendered racial disparities in Connecticut’s juvenile justice system: applying the integrated model of juvenile justice to reform front-end decision-making

Brianna A. Baker, Alexis Jones, Erika Nowakowski, Toni Walker and Derrick M. Gordon

The power of belonging: confirmatory factor analysis of the belonging barometer with child welfare workers

Lauren Herod, Melissa Radey and Lauren H.K. Stanley

The mediating role of attitudes towards sexual education in the relationship between fathers’ social anxiety and sexual communication language: a cross-sectional study in Turkey

İbrahim Güngör and İsmihan Artan

Household incarceration and adolescent development: Findings from a community sample of ethnically diverse youth

Myriam Forster, Eric Shanazari, Abnous Shahverdi, Timothy J. Grigsby, Christopher Rogers, Lydia Lising, Xiao Zhang, Lizbeth Becerra and Jennifer B. Unger

Self-compassion and belonging in adolescents living in ghettos: mediating role of hope

Olcan Aslan, İrem Topuz and Filiz Gültekin

Disordered eating and hoarding after neglect: a qualitative study of foster parent responses

Jesse J. Helton, Jill C. Schreiber, Melissa Wells and Victoria Carter

An intersectional approach to the understandings of well-being of Latin American adolescent migrants living in Santiago-Chile

Gisela Carrillo Bestagno, Moisés Carmona Monferrer and Jaime Alfaro Inzunza

Patterns of internet use, risky online behaviors, and protective practices among Indian adolescents: evidence from a school-based study

Jennifer Freeda Menezes, Shalini Ganesh Nayak and Renjulal Yesodharan

The longitudinal relationship between bullying victimization and internalizing problems among early adolescents: A cross-lagged panel network analysis

Xuji Jia and Meng Guo

Short-Term consequences of Parents’ criminal legal system involvement for Children’s academic performance

Sarah Font, Ann Swanson, Renzo Fernandez Escobar and Lawrence Berger

Serving families living in poverty: A cross-national exploration of challenges and enabling conditions in child welfare practice

Yuval Saar-Heiman, Marian Brandon, Fátima Correia, Paulo Delgado, Elizabeth Fernandez, Patricia McNamara, Julia Wing-Ka Lo, Daniela Reimer, Robin Spath, June Thoburn, Lily Lili Xia and Cinzia Canali

Impacts of coercive control on children: Perceptions of mothers from culturally and/or racially minoritized migrant background in Australia

Jess Kirwan, Cathy Vaughan and Karen Block

A qualitative study of the experiences of newcomer youth in the STRONG intervention

Michelle Saltzman, Deb Chiodo and Colin B. King

Longitudinal insights into youth psychological adaptation: when does organized sport participation matter to buffer against child maltreatment?

Jacinthe Dion, Christopher Rodrigue, Linda Paquette, Sylvie Parent, Daniel Lalande, Marie-Ève Blackburn, Gabrielle Marcotte-Beaumier and Martine Hébert

Scoping review of health care needs and service utilization in foster care in the United States

Karen W. McWaters, Christine Andresen and Kelly McGloon

Brief interventions to support parents’ use of positive discipline and lessen use of harsh discipline strategies: qualitative findings from a randomized controlled trial

Julia M. Fleckman, María Pineros-Leano, Komal C. Brown, Rong Bai, Seth J. Scholer and Catherine A. Taylor

Impact of group storytelling intervention on young schoolchildren’s aggression: a focus group analysis

Annis Lai Chu Fung, Liping Fu and May Kwan Wong

Re-entries into residential care: an ecological perspective from professionals views

Carolinne Marques, Joana Baptista and Eunice Magalhães

The risk of school dropout among youth in formal and informal kinship foster care

Roderick A. Rose, Tyreasa Washington, C.Joy Stewart and Kathleen M.D. Malley

Contextual safeguarding against harmful sexual behaviour and child sexual exploitation: a narrative review of Australian public inquiries into residential care

Kenny Kor

Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare utilization among youth in the child welfare system

Farah W. Brink, Xueting Xia, Danielle L. Steelesmith, Donna A. Ruch, Charmaine B. Lo, Jeffrey A. Bridge, Guy Brock and Cynthia A. Fontanella

Mapping the local youth violence prevention ecosystem: a foundational study for diversion and navigator mentorship pathways

Sarah Bekaert and Romaan Khalil

A scoping review of child maltreatment prevention in Canada: considerations for equity and access

Alicia Boatswain-Kyte, Daniel Ayimah and Faiza Abdul

Examining the three-step theory: Insights from the subgroups of the suicide attempts in Chinese young adults

Yuan Zhou, Jiedi Liu and Hongxia Fan

Developmental and educational inequalities among seasonal farmworkers’ children: a mixed-methods study from Türkiye

Emre Sönmez, Aysun Ertuğ, Rukiyye Yıldız Altan, Okan Doruk and Ayşegül Erözyürek Gülcan

Family, peer, and personal determinants of cyberbullying among adolescents: the mediating role of delinquent behaviour

Bruno Matijašević

Effectiveness of transdiagnostic preventive interventions for anxiety and depression in at-risk adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Laura Zafra-Palomino, Luis-Joaquin Garcia-Lopez and David Jimenez-Vazquez

Social withdrawal of adolescents and emerging adults: A systematic scoping review

Michele Wang and Andreas Hadjar

Child malnutrition in Pakistan: pathways linking maternal intimate partner violence, gender inequality, healthcare utilization, and age at marriage

Neelum Khalid, Rashed Nawaz, Zhongliang Zhou and Shaoqing Gong

Where are the services for fathers who experience repeat appearances in local authority care proceedings? A review of the literature

Vanessa Baxter, Georgia Philip and Lindsay Youansamouth

Supported visitation in out-of-home care: a scoping review of how practices are described, implemented, and experienced

Tina Gerdts-Andresen and Anita Hegdahl-Galterudhøgda

Documentation practices in Norwegian adolescent psychiatry: tracing the institutional circuit of physical restraint

Esben S.B. Olesen

Association of SNAP emergency allotment expiration with food insufficiency among households with children and adults recently out of work

Anna E. Austin, Paul R. Shafer, Rebecca B. Naumann and Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba

Initial validation of an observational coding system to assess child-professional caregiver relationship quality in residential care children aged 6–12

Laurence Cyr-Desautels, Laetitia Mélissande Amédée, Sébastien Monette, Karine Dubois-Comtois, Martine Hébert and Chantal Cyr

From margin to meaning: testing developmental mechanisms of civic engagement in politically marginalized emerging adults

Serene Dakak-Abed Al Wahad, Limor Goldner, Lana Jeries Loulou and Galit Yanay Ventura

The effectiveness of transitional services from the perspective of youth with disabilities

Rashed Fehaid Alqahtani and May Alanazi