Children and Youth Services Review

1979 - 2025

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Volume 47, issue P3, 2014

Harvesting hardships: Educators’ views on the challenges of migrant students and their consequences on education pp. 187-197

Janese L. Free, Katrin Križ and Jenny Konecnik

Context matters: Experimental evaluation of home-based tutoring for youth in foster care pp. 198-204

Andrew Zinn and Mark E. Courtney

Mentoring in the digital age: Social media use in adult–youth relationships pp. 205-213

Sarah E.O. Schwartz, Jean E. Rhodes, Belle Liang, Bernadette Sánchez, Renée Spencer, Sarah Kremer and Stella Kanchewa

A meta-analysis of turnover intention predictors among U.S. child welfare workers pp. 214-223

Hyosu Kim and Dennis Kao

Participation in the National School Lunch Program and food security: An analysis of transitions into kindergarten pp. 224-230

Irma Arteaga and Colleen Heflin

Bullying victimization and conduct problems among high school students in Taiwan: Focus on fluid intelligence, mood symptoms and associated psychosocial adjustment pp. 231-238

Myriam Chia-Chien Liu, Chen-Chia Lan, Ju-Wei Hsu, Kai-Lin Huang and Ying-Sheue Chen

Lessons from introducing a livelihood project for unaccompanied children into an existing child protection programme in the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya pp. 239-245

Camilla Jones, Trish Hiddleston and Christine McCormick

Unemployment insurance effects on child academic outcomes: Results from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth pp. 246-252

Sharon Kukla-Acevedo and Colleen M. Heflin

Seeing eye to eye or not? Young people's and child protection workers' perspectives on children's participation within the Dutch child protection and welfare services pp. 253-259

G.G. van Bijleveld, C.W.M. Dedding and J.F.G. Bunders-Aelen

Cumulative jeopardy: How professional responses to evidence of abuse and neglect further jeopardise children's life chances by being out of kilter with timeframes for early childhood development pp. 260-267

Rebecca Brown and Harriet Ward

Effectiveness of mentorship program among underprivileged children in Hong Kong pp. 268-273

Eddie Chi Wai Ng, Man Kin Lai and Charles C. Chan

The role of race in the Out-of-school suspensions of black students: The perspectives of students with suspensions, their parents and educators pp. 274-282

Priscilla A. Gibson, Robert Wilson, Wendy Haight, Misa Kayama and Jane M. Marshall

Disentangling over-representation of parents with disabilities in the child welfare system: Exploring child maltreatment risk factors of parents with disabilities pp. 283-290

Elizabeth Lightfoot and Elspeth Slayter

Consumer satisfaction with private child and adolescent mental health services in Buenos Aires pp. 291-296

Eduardo L. Bunge, Ana L. Maglio, Francisco M. Musich and Ceri Savage

Education services and resilience processes: Resilient Black South African students' experiences pp. 297-306

Linda C. Theron and Adam M.C. Theron

Lives at risk: Uncovering factors associated with fatal child maltreatment pp. 307-313

Adrienne Whitt-Woosley, Ginny Sprang and Brian D. Gustman

School practitioners' perspectives on planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based practices pp. 314-322

Melissa A. Maras, Joni W. Splett, Wendy M. Reinke, Melissa Stormont and Keith C. Herman

Child abuse and neglect re-reports: Combining and comparing data from two national sources pp. 323-333

Melissa Dolan, Cecilia Casanueva, Keith Smith, Orin Day and Kathryn Dowd

Parent–Child Interaction Therapy as an attachment-based intervention: Theoretical rationale and pilot data with adopted children pp. 334-341

Brian Allen, Susan G. Timmer and Anthony J. Urquiza

The role of parental immigration status in Latino families' child care selection pp. 342-351

Yoonsook Ha and Marci Ybarra

Sense of meaningfulness, sources of meaning, and self-evaluation of economically disadvantaged youth in Hong Kong: implications for youth development programs pp. 352-361

Siu-ming To, Hau-lin Tam, Steven Sek-yum Ngai and Wai-leung Sung

Utilising a computer game as a therapeutic intervention for youth in residential care: Some preliminary findings on use and acceptability pp. 362-369

Áine Aventin, Stan Houston and Geraldine Macdonald

The role of ‘embeddedness’ in the delivery of integrated children's services pp. 370-377

Debbie Watson, Ailsa Cameron and Nadia Aghtaie

Siblings in foster care: A relational path to resilience for emancipated foster youth pp. 378-388

Sabrina M. Richardson and Tuppett M. Yates

Improving practice: The importance of connections in establishing positive identity and meaning in the lives of vulnerable young people pp. 389-396

Debbie Noble-Carr, Justin Barker, Morag McArthur and Elise Woodman

Child Welfare Workers’ Perspectives on Contributing Factors to Retention and Turnover: Recommendations for Improvement pp. 397-407

Carly Johnco, Alison Salloum, Kayla R. Olson and LaTishia M. Edwards

Child Protective Services and the Achievement Gap pp. 408-415

Kristine Piescher, Gregg Colburn, Traci LaLiberte and Saahoon Hong

Prevention of violence against children and psychosocial models of intervention: Network analysis of an inter-institutional service pp. 416-427

Maria Rosaria Como, Alberto Trobia and Giovanna Manna

Volume 47, issue P2, 2014

Social transfers and child protection in the South pp. 105-112

Armando Barrientos, Jasmina Byrne, Paola Peña and Juan Villa

Can village savings and loan groups be a potential tool in the malnutrition fight? Mixed method findings from Mozambique pp. 113-120

Aurélie Brunie, Laura Fumagalli, Thomas Martin, Samuel Field and Diana Rutherford

Tackling children's economic and psychosocial vulnerabilities synergistically: How well is the Palestinian National Cash Transfer Programme serving Gazan children? pp. 121-135

Bassam Abu-Hamad, Nicola Jones and Paola Pereznieto

Reforming child institutional care in the Post-Soviet bloc: The potential role of family-based empowerment strategies pp. 136-148

Leyla Ismayilova, Fred Ssewamala and Aytakin Huseynli

Livelihoods, economic strengthening, child protection and well-being in Western Uganda pp. 149-156

Benjamin Katz, Josh Chaffin, Inbal Alon and Alastair Ager

The impact of FDI on child labor: Insights from an empirical analysis of sectoral FDI data and case studies pp. 157-167

Nadia Doytch, Nina Thelen and Ronald Mendoza

Can economic assets increase girls' risk of sexual harassment? Evaluation results from a social, health and economic asset-building intervention for vulnerable adolescent girls in Uganda pp. 168-175

Karen Austrian and Eunice Muthengi

Savings groups as a socioeconomic strategy to improve protection of moderately and critically vulnerable children in Uganda pp. 176-181

Massimo Lowicki-Zucca, Patrick Walugembe, Innocent Ogaba and Saul Langol

Reprint of “Family economic strengthening and parenting stress among caregivers of AIDS-orphaned children: Results from a cluster randomized clinical trial in Uganda” pp. 182-186

Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala and Vilma Ilic

Volume 47, issue P1, 2014

From risk assessment to risk management: Matching interventions to adolescent offenders' strengths and vulnerabilities pp. 1-9

Jay P. Singh, Sarah L. Desmarais, Brian G. Sellers, Tatiana Hylton, Melissa Tirotti and Richard A. Van Dorn

Infant risk and safety in the context of maternal substance use pp. 10-17

Menka Tsantefski, Cathy Humphreys and Alun C. Jackson

Neuroscience and the risks of maltreatment pp. 18-26

Eileen Munro and Kristina Musholt

Strength-based practice and parental engagement in child welfare services: An empirical examination pp. 27-35

Susan P. Kemp, Maureen O. Marcenko, Sandra J. Lyons and Jean M. Kruzich

Family violence: Fathers assessing and managing their risk to children and women pp. 36-45

Joan Pennell, R.V. Rikard and Tia Sanders-Rice

Child welfare services and risk of child maltreatment rereports: Do services ameliorate initial risk? pp. 46-54

Tamara Fuller and Martin Nieto

Meta-theoretical paradigms underpinning risk in child welfare: Towards a position of methodological pragmatism pp. 55-60

Stan Houston

“You can run but you can't hide”: How formerly incarcerated young men navigate neighborhood risks pp. 61-69

Laura S. Abrams and Diane L. Terry

Theorising the signs of safety approach to child protection social work: Positioning, codes and power pp. 70-77

Emily Keddell

Multi-agency risk assessment and management for children and families experiencing domestic violence pp. 78-85

Nicky Stanley and Cathy Humphreys

Another Pandora's box? Some pros and cons of predictive risk modeling pp. 86-91

Irene de Haan and Marie Connolly

Doing the right thing? (Re) Considering risk assessment and safety planning in child protection work with domestic violence cases pp. 92-101

Angelique Jenney, Faye Mishna, Ramona Alaggia and Katreena Scott

Volume 46, issue C, 2014

The psychological and behavioral outcomes of migrant and left-behind children in China pp. 1-10

Hongwei Hu, Shuang Lu and Chien-Chung Huang

Improving pregnancy outcomes among high-risk mothers who abuse alcohol and drugs: Factors associated with subsequent exposed births pp. 11-18

Therese Grant, J. Christopher Graham, Cara C. Ernst, K. Michelle Peavy and Natalie Novick Brown

Parenting stress among child welfare involved families: Differences by child placement pp. 19-27

Jessica Rodriguez-JenKins and Maureen O. Marcenko

Stress, coping and quality of life: An exploratory study of the psychological well-being of Ghanaian orphans placed in orphanages pp. 28-37

J. Salifu Yendork and Nceba Z. Somhlaba

Care leavers' challenges in transition to independent living pp. 38-46

Yafit Sulimani-Aidan

A troubled group? Adolescents in a Canadian child welfare sample pp. 47-54

Elizabeth Fast, Nico Trocmé, Barbara Fallon and Jennifer Ma

Is participation in Head Start associated with less maternal spanking for boys and girls? pp. 55-63

RaeHyuck Lee, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Wen-Jui Han, Jane Waldfogel and Fuhua Zhai

Do childhood experiences of neglect affect delinquency among child welfare involved-youth? pp. 64-71

Susan M. Snyder and Darcey H. Merritt

The social costs of child abuse in Japan pp. 72-77

Ichiro Wada and Ataru Igarashi

Experiences of youth who transition to adulthood out of care: Developing a theoretical framework pp. 78-84

Chris Lee and Jill Duerr Berrick

Relationship of risk assessment to placement characteristics in a statewide child welfare population pp. 85-90

Cindy Y. Huang, Christopher T. Bory, Colleen Caron, Jacob Kraemer Tebes and Christian M. Connell

Child protection fathers' experiences of childhood, intimate partner violence and parenting pp. 91-102

Lee Zanoni, Wayne Warburton, Kay Bussey and Anne McMaugh

Justice, speed and thoroughness in child protection court proceedings: Messages from England pp. 103-111

Jonathan Dickens, Chris Beckett and Sue Bailey

Juvenile offenders and experiences of neglect: The validity of the YLS/CMI with dual-status youth pp. 112-119

Eyitayo Onifade, Ashlee Barnes, Christina Campbell, Valerie Anderson, Jodi Petersen and William Davidson

Needs of foster parent resource workers pp. 120-127

Jason D. Brown, Landy Anderson and Julie Rodgers

An ecological-systems inquiry into racial disproportionalities in out-of-school suspensions from youth, caregiver and educator perspectives pp. 128-138

Wendy Haight, Priscilla A. Gibson, Misa Kayama, Jane M. Marshall and Robert Wilson

Differences in the early care and education needs of young children involved in child protection pp. 139-145

Nikki Kovan, Shweta Mishra, Amy Susman-Stillman, Kristine N. Piescher and Traci LaLiberte

Application of the life course perspective in child welfare research pp. 146-154

Kevin R. White and Qi Wu

Maternal foster families provide more stable placements than paternal families pp. 155-159

Gretchen Perry, Martin Daly and Shane Macfarlan

Youth-centred practice: Positive youth development practices and pathways to better outcomes for vulnerable youth pp. 160-167

Jackie Sanders and Robyn Munford

Factors influencing child care-related maternal work exits pp. 168-176

Meirong Liu, Manrong Chen and Steven G. Anderson

Internalizing symptoms and safe sex intentions among adolescents in mental health treatment: Personal factors as mediators pp. 177-185

Meredith C. Joppa, Christie J. Rizzo, Larry K. Brown, Wendy Hadley, Jodi-Ann Dattadeen, Geri Donenberg and Ralph DiClemente

More than two decades after adoption: Associations between infant attachment, early maternal sensitivity and the diurnal cortisol curve of adopted young adults pp. 186-194

Anja van der Voort, Mariëlle Linting, Femmie Juffer, Christie Schoenmaker, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg and Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

Homeless youth's experiences with shelter and community care services: Differences between service types and the relationship to overall service quality pp. 195-202

Astrid M. Altena, Mariëlle D. Beijersbergen and Judith R.L.M. Wolf

Outcomes of a coaching program for families with multiple problems in the Netherlands: A prospective study pp. 203-212

Tim Tausendfreund, Jana Knot-Dickscheit, Wendy J. Post, Erik J. Knorth and Hans Grietens

The economic safety net for low-income families with children pp. 213-219

Kristen S. Slack, Bomi Kim, Mi-Youn Yang and Lawrence M. Berger

Hierarchies of child maltreatment types at different perceived severity levels in European Americans, Korean Americans, and Koreans pp. 220-229

Yoona Lee, Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Mikyung Jang and Malcolm W. Watson

Re-entry among former foster youth in early adulthood: Findings from illinois pp. 230-237

Judy Havlicek and Clark M. Peters

Evaluation of an existing parenting class within a women's state correctional facility and a parenting class modeled from Parent–Child Interaction Therapy pp. 238-247

Ashley T. Scudder, Cheryl B. McNeil, Karishma Chengappa and Amanda H. Costello

Male kinship caregivers: Do they differ from their female counterparts? pp. 248-256

Ramona W. Denby, Jesse A. Brinson, Chad L. Cross and Allison Bowmer

Risk of maltreatment recurrence after exiting substitute care: Impact of placement characteristics pp. 257-264

Sonia Hélie, Marie-Andrée Poirier and Daniel Turcotte

The factors associated with child welfare professionals' application of relationship education pp. 265-275

Andrea Scarrow, Ted G. Futris and Nicholas E. Fuhrman

Changes in treatment engagement of youths and families with complex needs pp. 276-284

Kimberly D. Becker, Laurel J. Kiser, Steven R. Herr, Laura M. Stapleton, Crystal L. Barksdale and Sara Buckingham

Implementation of an evidence-based intervention to reduce long-term foster care: Practitioner perceptions of key challenges and supports pp. 285-293

Becci A. Akin, Susana E. Mariscal, Linda Bass, Vickie Burgess McArthur, Jackie Bhattarai and Kimberly Bruns

The importance and benefits of youth participation in mental health settings from the perspective of the headspace Gosford Youth Alliance in Australia pp. 294-299

Dominiek Coates and Deborah Howe

Gender differences in the impact of weight status on academic performance: Evidence from adolescents in Taiwan pp. 300-314

Yu-Lung Lu, Stephen Jui-Hsien Chou and Eric Lin

Child welfare and mental health: Facilitators of and barriers to connecting children and youths in out-of-home care with effective mental health treatment pp. 315-324

Suzanne E.U. Kerns, Michael D. Pullmann, Barbara Putnam, Anne Buher, Sarah Holland, Lucy Berliner, Ellen Silverman, Lin Payton, LaRessa Fourre, Dae Shogren and Eric W. Trupin