Children and Youth Services Review

1979 - 2025

Current editor(s): Duncan Lindsey

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Volume 30, issue 12, 2008

Are street children beyond rehabilitation? Understanding the life situation of street boys through ethnographic methods in Nakuru, Kenya pp. 1345-1354

Wanjiku Kaime-Atterhög and Beth Maina Ahlberg

Pre-professional mandated reporters' understanding of young children's eyewitness testimony: Implications for training pp. 1355-1365

Maureen C. Smith

Depression among Latino children in the public child welfare system pp. 1366-1375

Cecilia Ayón and Maureen O. Marcenko

Mapping the social service pathways of youth to and through the juvenile justice system: A comprehensive review pp. 1376-1385

Tina Maschi, Schnavia Smith Hatcher, Craig S. Schwalbe and Nancy Scotto Rosato

Home visitors' perceptions of teen mothers: Using qualitative research to explore labeling theory pp. 1386-1394

Darbi Haynes-Lawrence

Female juvenile prostitutes: Exploring the relationship to substance use pp. 1395-1402

Kara Marie Brawn and Dominique Roe-Sepowitz

Current status and evidence base of training for foster and treatment foster parents pp. 1403-1416

Shannon Dorsey, Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer, Richard P. Barth, Kaylin M. Greene, John Reid and John Landsverk

Children working in the streets of Colombian cities: Different pathways to the street lead to different populations pp. 1417-1424

Angela M. Pinzón-Rondón, Sandra Hofferth and Leonardo Briceño

Outcomes in residential treatment for youth: The role of early engagement pp. 1425-1436

Brenda D. Smith, David E. Duffee, Camela M. Steinke, Yufan Huang and Heather Larkin

Young mothers and babies wellness program pp. 1437-1446

Susan M. Love, Ana M. Suarez and Marianne E. Love

The first-three years of parenting: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study pp. 1447-1457

Chien-Chung Huang and Inseon Lee

Strengthening the integration of actuarial risk assessment with clinical judgment in an evidence based practice framework pp. 1458-1464

Craig S. Schwalbe

Volume 30, issue 11, 2008

Variability in the implementation of Team Decisionmaking (TDM): Scope and compliance with the Family to Family practice model pp. 1221-1232

Thomas M. Crea, David S. Crampton, Anne Abramson-Madden and Charles L. Usher

'A load too heavy': Critical reflections on the child labor problem in Africa's small-scale mining sector pp. 1233-1245

Gavin Hilson

Youth perceptions of neighborhood hassles and resources: A mixed method analysis pp. 1246-1255

Elizabeth K. Anthony and Nicole Nicotera

Former foster youth remember multiple placement moves: A journey of loss and hope pp. 1256-1266

Yvonne A. Unrau, John R. Seita and Kristin S. Putney

A cost-benefit analysis of transitional services for emancipating foster youth pp. 1267-1278

Thomas Packard, Melanie Delgado, Robert Fellmeth and Karen McCready

The policy context of leaving care services: A case study of Northern Ireland pp. 1279-1288

Mary Elizabeth Collins and John Pinkerton

Disposable lives pp. 1289-1298

Kim Snow

Evidence-based or biased? The quality of published reviews of evidence-based practices pp. 1299-1317

Julia H. Littell

Predictors of children in foster care being adopted: A classification tree analysis pp. 1318-1327

Jessica Snowden, Scott Leon and Jeffrey Sieracki

Parental attitudes towards education: What matters for children's well-being? pp. 1328-1335

Sonam Yang and Chang Sik Shin

Placement preferences among children living in foster or kinship care: A cluster analysis pp. 1336-1344

Darcey H. Merritt

Volume 30, issue 10, 2008

Psychopathic personality features and risks for criminal justice system involvement among emancipating foster youth pp. 1101-1110

Michael G. Vaughn, Christine Litschge, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver and Curtis J. McMillen

Prioritizing cultural competence in the implementation of an evidence-based practice model pp. 1111-1118

Tana J. Bridge, Enos Greer Massie and Crystal S. Mills

Children of incarcerated parents: Challenges and resiliency, in their own words pp. 1119-1130

Ande Nesmith and Ebony Ruhland

Maltreated children's emotional availability with kin and non-kin foster mothers: A sociobiological perspective pp. 1131-1143

Michael J. Lawler

Adolescents of New York City immigrant families pp. 1144-1158

Wen-Jui Han

Reclaiming lost opportunities: Applying public health models in juvenile justice pp. 1159-1177

Diane M. Myers and Anne F. Farrell

"She holds my hand" The experiences of foster youth with their natural mentors pp. 1178-1188

Johanna K.P. Greeson and Natasha K. Bowen

Differences among battered mothers in their involvement with child protection services: Could the perpetrator's biological relationship to the child have an impact? pp. 1189-1197

Hee Yun Lee, Elizabeth Lightfoot and Jeffrey L. Edleson

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger": Survivalist self-reliance as resilience and risk among young adults aging out of foster care pp. 1198-1210

Gina Miranda Samuels and Julia M. Pryce

Educational attainment and cognitive competence in adopted men -- A study of international and national adoptees, siblings and a general Swedish population pp. 1211-1219

Monica Dalen, Anders Hjern, Frank Lindblad, Anna Odenstad, Finn Ramussen and Bo Vinnerljung

Volume 30, issue 9, 2008

The academic status of children and youth in out-of-home care: A review of the literature pp. 979-994

Alexandra L. Trout, Jessica Hagaman, Kathryn Casey, Robert Reid and Michael H. Epstein

Retention of front-line staff in child welfare: A systematic review of research pp. 995-1008

Diane DePanfilis and Joan Levy Zlotnik

Where the homeless children and youth come from: A study of the residential origins of the homeless in Miami-Dade County, Florida pp. 1009-1021

Deden Rukmana

Family types and social integration in kinship foster care pp. 1022-1036

Amy Holtan

Who are the eligible non-recipients of child care subsidies? pp. 1037-1054

Chris M. Herbst

Crime can be prevented if schools teach juvenile offenders to read pp. 1055-1062

James S. Vacca

A comprehensive model for child welfare training evaluation pp. 1063-1080

Becky F. Antle, Anita P. Barbee and Michiel A. van Zyl

Breaking the cycle of academic failure for foster children -- What can the schools do to help? pp. 1081-1087

James S. Vacca

Juvenile delinquency in child welfare: Investigating group home effects pp. 1088-1099

Joseph P. Ryan, Jane Marie Marshall, Denise Herz and Pedro M. Hernandez

Volume 30, issue 8, 2008

The psychosocial functioning and family background of children experiencing significant placement instability in Australian out-of-home care pp. 847-860

Alexandra L. Osborn, Paul Delfabbro and James G. Barber

Parenting services for mothers involved with child protective services: Do they change maternal parenting and spanking behaviors with young children? pp. 861-878

Cecilia Casanueva, Sandra L. Martin, Desmond K. Runyan, Richard P. Barth and Robert H. Bradley

Measuring parenting among foster families: The development of the Foster Parent Attitudes Questionnaire (FPAQ) pp. 879-892

Brenda Jones Harden, Allison D'Amour Meisch, Jessica E. Vick and Lisa Pandohie-Johnson

Representations of fathers and mothers in court petitions for dependent minor status for children at risk pp. 893-902

Bilha Davidson-Arad, Einat Peled and Ronit Leichtentritt

Implementation and effects of a service coordination program for youths and their families in complex situations: A mixed evaluation design pp. 903-913

Christian Dagenais, Frédéric Nault-Brière, Didier Dupont and Julie Dutil

Onset of juvenile court involvement: Exploring gender-specific associations with maltreatment and poverty pp. 914-927

Charlotte Lyn Bright and Melissa Jonson-Reid

Understanding practice principles and service delivery: The implementation of a community-based family support program pp. 928-941

Victor Manalo

The impact of foster care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's drug treatment outcomes pp. 942-954

Cathleen A. Lewandowski and Twyla J. Hill

African American and white child welfare workers' attitudes towards policies involving race and sexual orientation pp. 955-966

Srinika Jayaratne, Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Robert M. Ortega and Frank Vandervort

Parents' experiences in seeking child care for school age children with disabilities--Where does the system break down? pp. 967-977

Hamida Amirali Jinnah and Zolinda Stoneman

Volume 30, issue 7, 2008

Perception of risk among child protection workers pp. 699-704

Catherine Sullivan, Paul C. Whitehead, Alan W. Leschied, Debbie Chiodo and Dermot Hurley

Connecting father absence and mother blame in child welfare policies and practice pp. 705-716

Susan Strega, Claire Fleet, Leslie Brown, Lena Dominelli, Marilyn Callahan and Christopher Walmsley

A pedagogical response to a changing world: Towards a globally-informed pedagogy for child and youth care education and practice pp. 717-726

Gerard Bellefeuille, Jenny McGrath and Donna Jamieson

How to open and sustain a drop-in center for homeless youth pp. 727-734

Natasha Slesnick, Michael Glassman, Rikki Garren, Paula Toviessi, Denitza Bantchevska and Pushpanjali Dashora

Older youth leaving the foster care system: Who, what, when, where, and why? pp. 735-745

Henrika McCoy, J. Curtis McMillen and Edward L. Spitznagel

Comparing outcomes for youth in treatment foster care and family-style group care pp. 746-757

Bethany R. Lee and Ron Thompson

Need or availability? Modeling aftercare decisions for psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents pp. 758-773

Cynthia A. Fontanella, Theresa J. Early and Gary Phillips

The well-being of children in foster care: Exploring physical and mental health needs pp. 774-786

Dana J. Sullivan and Michiel A. van Zyl

An examination of the reasons for child removal in Clark County, Nevada pp. 787-799

Leroy H. Pelton

Individual and provider effects on mental health outcomes in child welfare: A three level growth curve approach pp. 800-808

Jeffrey H. Sieracki, Scott C. Leon, Steven A. Miller and John S. Lyons

Privatization of child welfare services: Lessons learned from experienced states regarding site readiness assessment and planning pp. 809-820

Chris Flaherty, Crystal Collins-Camargo and Elizabeth Lee

Exploring alternatives for improving child support application filing rates within the context of civil protection order cases pp. 821-833

Douglas Yearwood, Keith Dowd and Leslie Starsoneck

Youth volunteering for youth: Who are they serving? How are they being served? pp. 834-846

Debbie Haski-Leventhal, Natti Ronel, Alan S. York and Boaz M. Ben-David

Volume 30, issue 6, 2008

Recent Trends in Intimate Violence: Theory and Intervention Volume II Zvi Eisikovits, Peggy Grauwiler, Linda G. Mills, Zeev Winstok (Israel, United States) pp. 613-615

Zvi Eisikovits, Peggy Grauwiler, Linda G. Mills and Zeev Winstok

Doing treatment: Batterers' experience of intervention pp. 616-630

Eli Buchbinder and Zvi Eisikovits

Shame and intimate abuse: The critical missing link between cause and cure pp. 631-638

Linda G. Mills

The legal consequences of intimate partner violence for men and women pp. 639-646

Richard B. Felson

Resistance to evaluation in batterers' programs in Israel pp. 647-653

Guy Enosh

Adolescent males' coping responses to domestic violence: A qualitative study pp. 654-664

Samuel R. Aymer

Child sexual abuse: A critical review of intervention and treatment modalities pp. 665-673

Rachel Lev-Wiesel

Bridging the divide between child welfare and domestic violence services: Deconstructing the change process pp. 674-688

Kerry Moles

From evolving discourses to new practice approaches in domestic violence and child protective services pp. 689-698

Colleen Friend, Aron Shlonsky and Liz Lambert

Volume 30, issue 5, 2008

Foster children need more help after they reach the age of eighteen pp. 485-492

James S. Vacca

The costs of a public health infrastructure for delivering parenting and family support pp. 493-501

E. Michael Foster, Ronald J. Prinz, Matthew R. Sanders and Cheri J. Shapiro

Measuring children's exposure to domestic violence: The development and testing of the Child Exposure to Domestic Violence (CEDV) Scale pp. 502-521

Jeffrey L. Edleson, Narae Shin and Katy K. Johnson Armendariz

Transition services for incarcerated youth: A mixed methods evaluation study pp. 522-535

Laura S. Abrams, Sarah K.S. Shannon and Cindy Sangalang

Centralized assessment of early developmental delays in children in foster care: A program that works pp. 536-545

Christina M. Bruhn, Denise Duval and Richard Louderman

Legal ethics and high child welfare worker turnover: An unexplored connection pp. 546-563

Frank E. Vandervort, Robbin Pott Gonzalez and Katlheen Coulborn Faller

Child welfare practice and policy related to the impact of children experiencing physical victimization and domestic violence pp. 564-574

Debbie Chiodo, Alan W. Leschied, Paul C. Whitehead and Dermot Hurley

Chinese policy reaction to the problem of street children: An analysis from the perspective of street children pp. 575-584

Debbie Lam and Fucai Cheng

A preliminary study of the cognitive and motor skills acquisition of young international adoptees pp. 585-596

Samantha L. Wilson, Terri L. Weaver, Mary Michaeleen Cradock and Janet E. Kuebli

Once the door closes: Understanding the parent-provider relationship pp. 597-612

Shireen Riley, Anne E. Brady, Jessica Goldberg, Francine Jacobs and M. Ann Easterbrooks

Volume 30, issue 4, 2008

Reentry of elementary aged children following reunification from foster care pp. 353-364

Richard P. Barth, Elizabeth C. Weigensberg, Philip A. Fisher, Becky Fetrow and Rebecca L. Green

First-year maternal employment and child outcomes: Differences across racial and ethnic groups pp. 365-387

Lawrence Berger, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Christina Paxson and Jane Waldfogel

Market-based disparities in foster care outcomes pp. 388-406

William Meezan and Bowen McBeath

Examining African American fathers' involvement in permanency planning: An effort to reduce racial disproportionality in the child welfare system pp. 407-417

Tanya M. Coakley

Extracurricular activities in school, do they matter? pp. 418-426

Boaz Shulruf, Sarah Tumen and Hilary Tolley

Service profile of youths with schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses pp. 427-436

Jason Schiffman, Bruce F. Chorpita, Eric L. Daleiden, Justin A. Maeda and Brad J. Nakamura

The story behind kinship care caseload dynamics: An analysis of AFCARS data, 2000-2003 pp. 437-451

Tracy Vericker, Jennifer Macomber and Robert Geen

Crisis nursery outcomes for caregivers served at multiple sites in Illinois pp. 452-465

Susan A. Cole and Pedro M. Hernandez

"It's not my fault": Acceptance of responsibility as a component of engagement in juvenile residential treatment pp. 466-484

Christine Englebrecht, Dana Peterson, Aaron Scherer and Toni Naccarato

Volume 30, issue 3, 2008

Recent trends in intimate violence: Theory and intervention pp. 249-251

Zvi Eisikovits, Peggy Grauwiler, Linda G. Mills and Zeev Winstok

Dominance and symmetry in partner violence by male and female university students in 32 nations pp. 252-275

Murray A. Straus

Intimate partner violence: Persistence of myths and implications for intervention pp. 276-286

Miriam K. Ehrensaft

Motives and control in escalatory conflicts in intimate relationships pp. 287-296

Zeev Winstok and Zvi Eisikovits

Conflict escalation to violence and escalation of violent conflicts pp. 297-310

Zeev Winstok

Voices of women: Perspectives on decision-making and the management of partner violence pp. 311-322

Peggy Grauwiler

Will she be safe? A critical analysis of risk assessment in domestic violence cases pp. 323-337

Carolyn Hoyle

Violence in intimate relationships: A conceptual and empirical examination of sexual and physical aggression pp. 338-351

Jacquelyn W. White, Darcy McMullin, Kevin Swartout, Stacy Sechrist and Ashlyn Gollehon

Volume 30, issue 2, 2008

Under one roof: A review and selective meta-analysis on the outcomes of residential child and youth care pp. 123-140

Erik J. Knorth, Annemiek T. Harder, Tjalling Zandberg and Andrew J. Kendrick

Who are these parents involved in child neglect A differential analysis by parent gender and family structure pp. 141-156

Sarah Dufour, Chantal Lavergne, Marie-Claude Larrivee and Nico Trocme

Differences in patterns of maternal arrest and the parent, family, and child problems encountered in working with families pp. 157-172

Susan D. Phillips and Alaattin Erkanli

Consumer satisfaction with CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) pp. 173-186

Pat Litzelfelner

Collaboration between mental health and child protection services: Professionals' perceptions of best practice pp. 187-198

Yvonne Darlington and Judith A. Feeney

Decision points in child welfare: An action research model to address disproportionality pp. 199-215

Marian S. Harris and Wanda Hackett

Behavioral problems following reunification of children in long-term foster care pp. 216-228

Jennifer L. Bellamy

Emotional, behavioral and social problems among Israeli children in residential care: A multi-level analysis pp. 229-248

Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz

Volume 30, issue 1, 2008

Retrospective and concurrent predictors of the mental health of children in care pp. 1-25

Michael Tarren-Sweeney

Severity, timing, and duration of welfare sanctions and the economic well-being of TANF families with children pp. 26-44

Chi-Fang Wu

Participants' perceptions of healthy families: A home visitation program to prevent child abuse and neglect pp. 45-61

Judy Krysik, Craig Winston LeCroy and Jose B. Ashford

Asset holding and net worth among households with children: Differences by household type pp. 62-78

Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Yeong Hun Yeo, Min Zhan and Pajarita Charles

Changes in parenting attitudes and knowledge among inmates and other at-risk populations after a family nurturing program pp. 79-89

Vincent J. Palusci, Pat Crum, Rosalynn Bliss and Stephen J. Bavolek

Maintaining sibling relationships for children in foster and adoptive placements pp. 90-106

Sigrid James, Amy R. Monn, Lawrence A. Palinkas and Laurel K. Leslie

The role of workers' attitudes and parent and child wishes in child protection workers' assessments and recommendation regarding removal and reunification pp. 107-121

Bilhah Arad-Davidzon and Rami Benbenishty