Research and Reports
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- LYGHT Listening & Led by Youth in Foster Care: Research FindingsThis resource contains the findings from the Dougy Center’s first randomized control trial (RCT) for their L.Y.G.H.T. program, this research was released in 2021.
- The L.Y.G.H.T. Program: An Evaluation of a Peer Grief Support Intervention for Youth in Foster CareSimilar to the above resource, this article written for the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal evaluates the effectiveness of the L.Y.G.H.T program in addressing the high rates of social, emotional, and behavioral challenges that are complicated by trauma and grief for youth in foster care.
- “No One Acknowledged My Loss and Hurt”: Non-death Loss, Grief, and Trauma in Foster CareAn article written by Monique Mitchell that offers insight into the experiences of non-death losses for youth in foster care.
- College Students' Beliefs About Supporting a Grieving Peer.A study which draws on Ajzen's (1991) Theory of Planned Behavior (TBP) to explore college students' beliefs about listening supportively to a grieving friend.
- Hidden Wounds Inequities in Bereavement and Grief Experiences of Black and Latinx Adolescents: Considering the Role of Homicide Exposure in Symptoms and Implications for TreatmentA short research article about how the effects of homicide exposure can reach beyond the adult or child whose life was lost. As per the article, "adolescents who have lost loved ones to violence, such as homicide, may experience intense persistent distress, which can include behavioral/cognitive avoidance and persisting feelings of rage, guilt, shame, numbing, and desires for revenge".
- Grieving, Mourning, and Healing Following Youth Suicide: A Focus on Health and Wellbeing in Families"Within the context of theft grieving families, this grounded theory study explored survivors' experiences of healing following youth suicide. The major theme developed in this study, Journeying Toward Wholeness, is conceptualized as a process involving the inter-relationships among three sub-themes: Grieving in Response to Youth Suicide, Mourning in Response to Youth Suicide, and Healing in Response to Youth Suicide." [From Author]
- Ambiguous Loss and Disenfranchised Grief amongst Young People in Child WelfarePARTicle about how "children and youth who live in out-of-home care experience significant losses, and these losses may be ambiguous, complicated, and/or recurring. This PARTicle reviews the research about the experiences of ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief amongst young people involved in child welfare services." Note: login required; must be a PART member to access.
