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Exploring the Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Secure Children's Home Admissions
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Martin, Aisling; Nixon, Carol; Watt, Kirsty Leanne; Taylor, Abigail; Kennedy, P. J. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2022
Background: "Adverse Childhood Experiences" (ACEs) have been linked to negative outcomes for adult behavioural, physical and mental health. There is limited research into the prevalence of ACEs experienced by children and young people in the children and young people secure estate, and specifically, a lack of research into England's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Early Experience, Trauma
Adverse Childhood Experiences in Residential Care: Predicting Accumulation and Exploring Clustering of Adversity in Romanian Care Facilities
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Neagoe, Ioana M.; Papasteri, Claudiu C. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2023
Background: Children and adolescents in residential care have more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than those living in any other type of care. However, there is scant research on risk factors accounting for this accumulation. Objective: To establish the prevalence of ACEs in child residential care and to explore predictors of accumulation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Adolescents, Residential Care
Translation, Adaptation and Implementation of Coping Cat Program with Pakistani Children
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Khan, Anowra; Malik, Tamkeen Ashraf; Ahmed, Shaf; Riaz, Ayesha – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2020
Background: Pakistan is a Lower and Middle Income Country with a scarcity of resources for mental health services but high prevalence of mental health problems particularly anxiety and depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been deemed an empirically supported treatment for anxiety disorders among children, but evidence is lacking from…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Coping, Anxiety
The Association between the Working Alliance with Adolescent Girls in Residential Care and Their Trauma-Related Symptoms in Emerging Adulthood
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Ayotte, Marie-Hélène; Lanctôt, Nadine; Tourigny, Marc – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2017
Background: Until now, the relations between the working alliance and trauma-related symptoms have received little or no study in residential-care settings. However, considering the high prevalence of past experiences of interpersonal trauma among young people in residential centers, it is essential to examine this issue more closely. Objective:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Residential Care, Correlation
Deliberate Self-Harm among Children in Tertiary Care Residential Treatment: Prevalence and Correlates
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Stewart, Shannon L.; Baiden, Philip; Theall-Honey, Laura; den Dunnen, Wendy – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2014
Background: Few studies have examined deliberate self-harm (DSH) among children in residential treatment in Canada. Most of the existing studies examined adolescent students or children from pediatric emergency departments. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence of DSH among children in tertiary care residential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Residential Care, Incidence
Initiation of Substance Use by Adolescents after One Year in Residential Youth Care
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Monshouwer, Karin; Kepper, Annelies; van den Eijnden, Regina; Koning, Ina; Vollebergh, Wilma – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2015
Background: Several studies have shown that substance use levels among adolescents living in residential youth care are high. However, it is not clear to what extent adolescents initiate (heavy) substance during their stay and to what extent these rates are higher than would be expected based on their risk profile. Objective: The aim of the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Adolescent Attitudes, Residential Programs, Residential Care