Unstable child welfare permanent placements and early adolescent physical and mental health: The roles of adverse childhood experiences and post-traumatic stress

Villodas, Miguel T.; Cromer, Kelly D.; Moses, Jacqueline O.; Litrownik, Alan J.; Newton, Rae R.; Davis, Inger P.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.014

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“…In studies examining behavioral outcomes, different dimensions/forms of maltreatment have been associated with various levels and patterns of behavioral adjustment. Child neglect (i.e., high deprivation) tended to be related to greater internalizing symptoms (Bolger & Patterson, 2001, Manly et al, 2001 whereas physical and emotional abuse (i.e., high threat) were found to be more related to externalizing symptoms (Manly et al, 2001;Teisl & Cicchetti, 2008;Villodas et al, 2016). Out-of-home placement, including entry into foster care, has also been associated with higher rates of behavior problems (Berger et al, 2009;Proctor et al, 2010).…”

Section: Maltreatment Characteristics and Family Ecology As Critical ...mentioning

confidence: 97%

Early childhood maltreatment and profiles of resilience among child welfare-involved children

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Given the high burden of child maltreatment, there is an urgent need to know more about resilient functioning among those who have experienced maltreatment. The aims of the study were to: 1) identify distinct profiles of resilience across cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social domains in young children involved in the child welfare system; and 2) examine maltreatment characteristics and family protective factors in relation to the identified resilience profiles. A secondary analysis was conducted using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW-II). Latent profile analysis was performed on a sample of 827 children aged 3–5 years (46% girls, Mean age = 3.96). Three distinct resilience profiles were identified: 1) low cognitive resilience (24%); 2) low emotional and behavioral resilience (20%); and 3) multidomain resilience (56%). Caregiver cognitive stimulation, no out-of-home placement, higher caregiver education level, older child age, and being a girl were associated with the multidomain resilience profile. The findings provide empirical support for the multifaceted nature of resilience and suggest that practitioners need to help children achieve optimal and balanced development by assessing, identifying, and targeting those domains in which children struggle to obtain competence.

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Early childhood maltreatment and profiles of resilience among child welfare-involved children

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“…We included individual indicators of the presence or absence of eight possible ACEs, which are consistent with those included in prior studies (e.g., Villodas et al, 2016). Specifically, dichotomous indicators of whether or not families experienced caregiver mental health problems, family member substance use or incarceration, witnessed family violence, child neglect, and physical, sexual, and emotional abuse between birth until the age 14 interview were constructed and described below.…”

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Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Juvenile Arrest Among Youth At Risk for Maltreatment

2019

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This study aimed to prospectively identify ecological risk factors for juvenile arrest in a sample of youth at risk for maltreatment. Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detector analysis was performed with data from 592 youth from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect to identify the optimal combination of age 14 predictors of past-year arrest at age 16. Results extended previous research, which has identified being male, having more conduct disorder symptoms, suspension from school, perceived school importance, witnessing family violence, and having a jailed family member as key risk and protective factors for arrest by identifying important interactions among these risk factors. These interactions differentiate youth at the greatest risk of arrest, which, in this sample, were males with greater than two symptoms of conduct disorder who witnessed family violence. These findings suggest that longitudinal and multi-informant data could inform the refinement of actuarial risk assessments for juvenile arrest.

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“…Instability can include factors such as inconsistency in meeting the child's needs, unavailability (low or sporadic frequency of physical proximity), and impermanence. Caregiver instability is associated with poor physical and mental health (Aarons et al, 2010;Bederian-Gardner et al, 2018;Newton et al, 2000;Villodas et al, 2016) and can be considered traumatic in its own right (Casanueva et al, 2014). Unfortunately, the more the placement changes a child in foster care experiences, the more likely they are to have future changes (Oosterman et al, 2007).…”

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Mentoring Children in Foster Care: Examining Relationship Histories as Moderators of Intervention Impact on Children’s Mental Health and Trauma Symptoms

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Zhang

et al. 2021

American J of Comm Psychol

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Highlights• Children's early relational histories may affect the impact of mentoring programs.• Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) improves mental health of children with varied relational histories.• FHF's impact on trauma symptoms was stronger for children with fewer caregiver changes pre-program.• FHF's impact on quality of life was stronger for children with fewer caregiver changes pre-program.• FHF's impact on quality of life was stronger for children with poorer birth parent relationships.

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Unstable child welfare permanent placements and early adolescent physical and mental health: The roles of adverse childhood experiences and post-traumatic stress

Cited by 33 publications

References 43 publications

Early childhood maltreatment and profiles of resilience among child welfare-involved children

Early childhood maltreatment and profiles of resilience among child welfare-involved children

Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Juvenile Arrest Among Youth At Risk for Maltreatment

Mentoring Children in Foster Care: Examining Relationship Histories as Moderators of Intervention Impact on Children’s Mental Health and Trauma Symptoms

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