| Titel : |
Children in out-of-home care as young adults: A systematic review of outcomes in the Nordic countries |
| Documenttype: |
artikel |
| Auteurs: |
Kääriälä, Antti, Auteur ; Hiilamo, Heikki, Auteur |
| Uitgegeven: |
Amsterdam [Nederland] : Elsevier |
| Publicatiedatum: |
2017 |
| Tijdschrift: |
Children and Youth Services Review Vol. 79 |
| Paginering : |
107-114 |
| Taal : |
Engels (eng) |
| Trefwoorden: |
Gezin:Alternatieve zorg:Algemeen
Gezin:Alternatieve zorg:Pleegzorg
Gezondheid en welzijn:Algemeen
Kinderrechten (inter)nationaal:Landen en regio's:Europa:Niet-EU:Scandinavische landen
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| Samenvatting: |
Internationaal staan de Scandinavische landen gekend om hun topposities in kinderwelzijn. Voor deze studie werd literatuur onderzocht omtrent jongeren uit de meest kwetsbare achtergronden in de Scandinavische landen, namelijk jongeren die in pleegzorg werden geplaatst ter bescherming van hun eigen veiligheid en welzijn. Gebruik makende van databases werden jongeren vergeleken die als kinderen in pleegzorg werden geplaatst en jongeren die nooit met pleegzorg te maken kregen. Hoewel de Scandinavische landen een van de meest toonaangevende landen ter wereld zijn die het welzijn van kinderen bevorderen, is het Scandinavische welzijnsmodel deels gefaald om de ongelijkheid van families met kinderen te voorkomen. Kinderen in pleegzorg in Scandinavische landen hebben een verhoogd risico op het ervaren van tegenslagen. |
| Summary: |
Background: Internationally, the Nordic countries occupy top positions in child well-being. We investigated literature on the overall outcomes of young adults from the most vulnerable backgrounds in the Nordic countries, namely young adults who were placed in statutory out-of-home care (OoHC, i.e. foster care) during childhood in the Nordic countries for the protection of their safety and welfare.
Methods: We followed PRISMA guidelines and conducted literature searches manually, as well as electronically, via EBSCO's Psychology/Sociology databases and ProQuest's Social and Behavioral Sciences databases in February 2016 for quantitative studies that compared outcomes at age 18 or later between young adults placed in OoHC as children and those never placed in OoHC. Because of the heterogeneity and small number of eligible studies on each outcome, we conducted no meta-analysis but did formulate a narrative synthesis.
Results: Of 333 studies identified, 20 met the inclusion criteria. All of these studies were cohort studies that employed social and health register data. OoHC placement was studied with nine outcome categories: self-supporting problems, educational challenges, mental health problems, criminality, teenage parenthood, mortality, suicidal behavior, alcohol and drug use, and disability pension. In each of these categories, young adults with a history in OoHC faced higher risks compared with the general population, even after adjusting for various birth parents' socio-economic, demographic, and mental health–related factors.
Conclusion: Although the Nordic countries are among the world's leading nations in promoting child well-being, the Nordic welfare model has partly failed in preventing the inequality of families with children. As young adults, children placed in OoHC in the Nordic countries face an elevated risk of experiencing adversity. |
| Link naar een elektronische bron: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740917301329 |
| Vaste link: |
http://www.kekidatabank.be/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=3172 |
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Children in out-of-home care as young adults: A systematic review of outcomes in the Nordic countries
