It remains unclear whether children and adolescents in the child welfare system (CWS)
exhibit a higher prevalence of mental disorders compared with the general population. The …

Purpose Few studies have investigated possible predictors of positive outcomes for youths
in foster care. The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to examine quality of life (QoL) …

Background Residential youth care (RYC) institutions aim to provide care and stability for
vulnerable adolescents with several previous and present challenges, such as disrupted …

Adolescents with antisocial traits are more likely to commit violence and experience
negative outcomes later in life. There is evidence for gender differences in the …

Adolescent self-harm is prevalent in residential and secure care and is the cause of distress
to those harming themselves, to the staff caring for them and for other young people living …

Introduction Closed educational centres (CEC) receive young offenders who most often
have a conduct disorder (CD). Mental disorders other than conduct disorder are a negative …

Previous research has shown that social climate (SC) is important for the daily life of youths
living in therapeutic residential youth care (TRC). However, little is known on how SC can …

Although well-being has become one of the three primary outcomes in child welfare for two
decades, quality of life, a vital component of subjective well-being, has been largely ignored …

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the impact of temporomandibular
disorder (TMD) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of adolescents. The OHRQoL …

Studies have consistently shown that children and youth in out-of-home care have
substantially more health problems and greater health care needs than children and youth …