Child protective services and out-of-home Care for Children during COVID-19: A scoping review and thematic analysis.

COVID-19 Child maltreatment (CM) Child protective services (CPS) Out-of-home care (OOHC)

Journal

Child abuse & neglect
ISSN: 1873-7757
Titre abrégé: Child Abuse Negl
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7801702

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
25 Nov 2023
Historique:
received: 14 05 2023
revised: 15 10 2023
accepted: 07 11 2023
medline: 27 11 2023
pubmed: 27 11 2023
entrez: 26 11 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged child protection and posed new risks for child maltreatment (CM). Moreover, governmental efforts worldwide prioritized mitigating the spread of the virus over ensuring the welfare and protection of families and children. This neglect caused hardship for many vulnerable children, including those in out-of-home care (OOHC), and challenged the functionality of child protective services (CPS). However, only limited research has investigated the impact of COVID-19 on OOHC and CPS and explored how CPS overcame the challenges of helping children in OOHC. This review aims to address this gap in the research to unveil the 'positive legacy' left by CPS in their work with children in OOHC during COVID-19. This review utilized three stages of analysis, including a scoping review followed by two rounds of thematic analysis. The scoping review was carried out in six languages: English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The first round of thematic analysis found eight relevant articles for this review. The second round of thematic analysis found three themes related to this paper's aim in the context of COVID-19. Three main themes were identified: 1) decision-making and OOHC, 2) difficulties in procedures related to OOHC placement, and 3) handling challenges of OOHC. The discussion emphasizes the crucial role of preserving children's rights, hearing their voices and needs, and considering their safety and well-being when planning policies and practices to protect them. It also emphasizes society's responsibility to acknowledge contextual factors in child protection.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged child protection and posed new risks for child maltreatment (CM). Moreover, governmental efforts worldwide prioritized mitigating the spread of the virus over ensuring the welfare and protection of families and children. This neglect caused hardship for many vulnerable children, including those in out-of-home care (OOHC), and challenged the functionality of child protective services (CPS). However, only limited research has investigated the impact of COVID-19 on OOHC and CPS and explored how CPS overcame the challenges of helping children in OOHC.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
This review aims to address this gap in the research to unveil the 'positive legacy' left by CPS in their work with children in OOHC during COVID-19.
METHOD METHODS
This review utilized three stages of analysis, including a scoping review followed by two rounds of thematic analysis. The scoping review was carried out in six languages: English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The first round of thematic analysis found eight relevant articles for this review. The second round of thematic analysis found three themes related to this paper's aim in the context of COVID-19.
RESULTS RESULTS
Three main themes were identified: 1) decision-making and OOHC, 2) difficulties in procedures related to OOHC placement, and 3) handling challenges of OOHC.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The discussion emphasizes the crucial role of preserving children's rights, hearing their voices and needs, and considering their safety and well-being when planning policies and practices to protect them. It also emphasizes society's responsibility to acknowledge contextual factors in child protection.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106540 PMID: 38008657
pubmed: 38008657
pii: S0145-2134(23)00528-8
doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106540
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

106540

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Carmit Katz (C)

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Electronic address: drckatz@gmail.com.

Afnan Attrash-Najjar (A)

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Electronic address: fonaa225@gmail.com.

Noa Cohen (N)

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.

Talia Glucklich (T)

Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Levanon 30, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.

Ma'ayan Jacobson (M)

Haruv Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: maayan.cj@gmail.com.

Natalia Varela (N)

Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Externado University, Calle 12 No. 1-17 Este, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: natalia.varela@uexternado.edu.co.

Sidnei Rinaldo Priolo-Filho (SR)

Laboratório de Pesquisa, Prevenção e Intervenção em Psicologia Forense - Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, Brazil.

Annie Bérubé (A)

The Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada. Electronic address: annie.berube@uqo.ca.

Olivia D Chang (OD)

School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: ochang@umich.edu.

Delphine Collin-Vézina (D)

The Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University, Suite 106, Wilson Hall, 3506 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada. Electronic address: delphine.collin-vezina@mcgill.ca.

Ansie Fouché (A)

Department of Social Wellbeing, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES research entity, Gauteng, South Africa. Electronic address: ansie.fouche@nwu.ac.za.

Sadiyya Haffejee (S)

Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: sadiyyah@uj.ac.za.

Ilan Katz (I)

Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. Electronic address: ilan.katz@unsw.edu.au.

Kathryn Maguire-Jack (K)

School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: kmjack@umich.edu.

Nadia Massarweh (N)

The Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, P.O. Box 124, Baqa-El-Gharbia 3010000, Israel.

Michelle O'Reilly (M)

School of Media, Communication, and Sociology, University of Leicester and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK. Electronic address: mjo14@le.ac.uk.

Ashwini Tiwari (A)

The Institute of Public and Preventive Health, Augusta University, 1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Electronic address: atiwari@augusta.edu.

Elmien Truter (E)

North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES research entity, Gauteng, South Africa. Electronic address: Elmien.Truter@nwu.ac.za.

Rebeca Veras de Andrade Vieira (RV)

Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil.

Hayley Walker-Williams (H)

North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, COMPRES research entity, Gauteng, South Africa. Electronic address: Hayley.williams@nwu.ac.za.

Murilo Ricardo Zibetti (MR)

Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil.

Christine Werkele (C)

The Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W. - MIP 201A, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada. Electronic address: wekerc@mcmaster.ca.

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