9 articles in this issue
Liat Yakhnich, Meir Teichman
This exploratory and descriptive paper depicts a unique pilot program in Israelaimed at assisting and supporting immigrant families from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) whose children have been involved in criminal behavior after the immigration. The progra... see more
Dermot J. Hurley, Liliana Alvarez, Helen Buckley
This three-site investigation conducted in Argentina, Canada, and Ireland, examines the concept of resilience within specific socio-cultural contexts of child protection practice. The study seeks to understand how child protection workers (CPWs) construct... see more
Vanessa Oliver, Robyn LeBlanc
The fostering of resilience in young people is based on a variety of social, cultural, and political factors that impact their interactions with and in the community. Through analysis of life history narratives of young women experiencing homelessness, th... see more
Miriam Reiner, Christina Niermann, Fabian Krapf, Alexander Woll
Individual health behavior, which is determined by individual motives, emotions, and cognitive processes, is embedded in a social environment. One of the most important social environments is the family. According to Family Reciprocal Determinism, stress ... see more
Jessica Smith, Susan Rodger, Jason Brown, Laurel Pickel, Wendy den Dunnen, Alan Leschied
This study investigated differences in the experiences of Canadian foster parents providing regular and treatment foster care and their consideration to withdraw from their position. Survey responses from 852 foster parents were analyzed subsequent to sep... see more
Akiko Terasaka, Yoshiyuki Tachibana, Makiko Okuyama, Takashi Igarashi
The objective of this article was to conduct a systematic review of long-term follow-up studies on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in children and adolescents. The MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases were searched from 1980 through January 2014.... see more
Lisa Smylie
This paper presents findings from a study that explored the nature of social capital and how it is developed by young people. In-depth interviews with young people in Canada, aged 16 to 19 years, explored the development of networks of social capital as w... see more
Clemon George, Robert Weaver, Alyssa Higginson, Lindsay Chartier
Technologies that bring more information to our fingertips can often mislead and misinform youth about the risks of practising unsafe sex. On the other hand, valid and trustworthy information can promote health and reduce harmful practices by shaping and ... see more
James Cairns
This study explored the experiences of 14 young people (aged 16 to 24) with a disability, who had accessed social services within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) within 12 months of the dates during which the study was conducted. Through in-person and onli... see more