@article{ref1,
title="Noticing the unutilized resource of siblinghood: key conclusions from a scoping review about siblings in out-of-home placements",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2023",
author="Barnea, Osher and Cohen, Noa and Hindi, Inbal and Katz, Carmit",
volume="141",
number="",
pages="e106192-e106192",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Sibling bonds are often the most enduring relationship in an individual's life span. The out-of-home placement of siblings is widespread and may significantly influence children's journeys and wellbeing. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The current scoping literature review was designed to characterize and analyze the existing knowledge regarding siblings in out-of-home placements. <br><br>METHOD: Key databases were explored using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, which identified 33 studies relevant to the current study's focus. The studies used quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods and included a variety of out-of-home placement settings and sample characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: Utilizing thematic analysis, the findings addressed three main themes: the sibling bond as a contributor to the wellbeing of children in out-of-home placements, trends in sibling placement, and difficulties in maintaining the sibling bond in out-of-home placements regarding micro, meso and exo factors. <br><br>CONCLUSION: A key conclusion from the review is that the welfare system struggles to address a child as a part of a sibling group and an extensive and multilayered relational network; hence, siblinghood is an unutilized resource in out-of-home placements. Future directions for practice, policy and research are included and discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106192",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106192"
}