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“Parents need a village”: Caseworkers' perceptions of the challenges faced by single parents of system-involved youth

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  • Sattler, Leslie J.
  • Thomas, Kristie A.

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Drawing upon the lived experience of juvenile justice caseworkers, this phenomenological study aimed to describe the challenges faced by single parents with children in the custody of the juvenile justice system, and how parenting practices are affected. Ten caseworkers were interviewed, from which the following essence emerged: “Parents need a village.” Five themes supported and contextualized this essence by detailing how challenges not only fall along each level of the Ecological Model, but also interact with one another, leaving parents with a profound sense of powerlessness and detachment from their children, themselves, and their futures. This study underscores that stakeholders combating youth violence must take an ecological approach in their efforts to support parents. Interventions should target neighborhood and individual needs, such as employment, housing, crime, service accessibility, and mental health problems, while simultaneously addressing issues of classism and racism that trap parents in cycles of poverty and violence.

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  • Sattler, Leslie J. & Thomas, Kristie A., 2016. "“Parents need a village”: Caseworkers' perceptions of the challenges faced by single parents of system-involved youth," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 293-301.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:70:y:2016:i:c:p:293-301
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.09.027
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