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Child & Youth Services Template

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About the Child & Youth Services format

Child & Youth Services is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Child Welfare and Adoption, Youth Development and Social Support, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Child & Youth Services 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inChild Welfare and Adoption Youth Development and Social Support Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Homelessness and Social Issues Early Childhood Education and Development
ISSN0145-935X
Citation impact (2-yr)0.76
h-index35
i10-index174
Total citations6,383
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Minnesota
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Child & Youth Services per year

23
2014
42
2015
17
2016
19
2017
19
2018
27
2019
57
2020
29
2021
22
2022
30
2023
58
2024
58
2025

Citation impact of Child & Youth Services by publication year

246
2014
988
2015
177
2016
322
2017
270
2018
249
2019
270
2020
192
2021
101
2022
132
2023
59
2024
34
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Child & Youth Services

Family-focused practice in mental health care: An integrative review

Kim Foster, Darryl Maybery, Andrea Reupert et al. · 5 Nov 2015

While mental health services are increasingly encouraged to engage in family-focused practice, it is a poorly understood term. The aim of review was to synthesize evidence on the concept and scope of family-focused practice in adult and child and youth mental health care settings. An integrative literature review method was used. Electronic databases were systematically…

Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI): A Systemic Approach to Complex Developmental Trauma

Karyn B. Purvis, David Cross, Donald F. Dansereau et al. · 1 Oct 2013

Children and youth who have experienced foster care or orphanage-rearing have often experienced complex developmental trauma, demonstrating an interactive set of psychological and behavioral issues. Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk children. TBRI has been applied in orphanages, courts, residential treatment facilities,…

The young carer penalty: Exploring the costs of caregiving among a sample of Canadian youth

Vivian Stamatopoulos · 3 Jul 2018

This research contributes a first-hand account of the experiences of youth’s substantial unpaid familial caregiving in the context of long-term illness, disability or problems related to alcohol and/or other drugs. A qualitative focus group methodology explored the benefits and challenges of youth’s caregiving via a sample of 15 youth caregivers (or young carers) from both…

Outdoor risky play and healthy child development in the shadow of the “risk society”: A forest and nature school perspective

Nevin J. Harper · 2 Oct 2017

This article addresses the effects of a risk-averse Western society on healthy childhood development. Forest and nature schools are specifically identified for their inclusion of outdoor risky play. Forest and nature schools are presented as idealized venues to investigate and understand the necessary balance of risk-taking and safety in child development. Forest and nature school…

Child & Youth Services template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Child & Youth Services format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Child & Youth Services template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Child & Youth Services use?
Child & Youth Services uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Child & Youth Services 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Child & Youth Services?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Child & Youth Services document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Child & Youth Services template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Child & Youth Services format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Child & Youth Services?
Child & Youth Services is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Child & Youth Services template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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