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- Saúde mental de crianças e adolescentes portugueses em acolhimento residencialPublication . Campos, Joana; Barbosa-Ducharne, Maria; Dias, Pedro; Rodrigues, SóniaEm Portugal existem mais de 8000 crianças em Acolhimento Residencial (AR). Neste estudo participaram 77 crianças em AR (63,6% rapazes). Através da Bateria ASEBA foi possível observar que os participantes apresentaram níveis clínicos de problemas de saúde mental (maioritariamente as raparigas). Estes estão relacionados com o motivo de acolhimento e com o tipo de apoio recebido. A dimensão da casa medeia a relação entre a sintomatologia e o número de apoios recebidos. Estes resultados apelam à necessidade de instituir procedimentos de avaliação psicológica no momento de admissão da criança, sensibilizar os profissionais das casas de AR para estes sinais e sintomas e implementar programas de prevenção e promoção da saúde mental.
- Emotional and behavioral problems and psychosocial skills in adolescents in residential carePublication . Campos, Joana; Barbosa‑Ducharne, Maria; Dias, Pedro; Rodrigues, Sónia; Martins, Ana Catarina; Leal, MarianaResearch suggests that mental health problems in adolescents in residential care (RC) are more prevalent than for youth in the community, and that psychosocial competencies are protective factors of mental health. This study compared adolescents in RC in Portugal, with a Portuguese community sample on the incidence of mental health problems and psychosocial skills, explored gender differences and the relationships between mental health problems and psychosocial competencies. Four hundred and forty-three adolescents in RC participated. Results showed that the RC adolescents had higher levels of mental health problems lower academic achievement, a poorer social support network, but were more involved in sports and hobbies, household chores than the adolescents in the normative sample. Gender differences were observed. Psychosocial skills were negatively correlated with mental health problems. These findings indicate an urgent need in Portugal for early screening of mental health problems and socio-cognitive interventions for youth in RC.
- Saúde mental no acolhimento residencial de crianças e jovens: prevalência, fatores de risco e fatores de proteçãoPublication . Campos, Joana; Ducharne, Maria Barbosa; Dias, Pedro; Rodrigues, SóniaThe Residential Care is an extrafamilial promotion and protection measure that aims at placing the child or young person in the care of an entity which has the facilities and permanent equipment and a team of caregivers that guarantees you the care appropriate to their needs and provide them conditions that allow their education, welfare and integral development. In Portugal there are about 8000 children and young people who are in Residential Care, corresponding this number to 0.43% of children and adolescents Portuguese. Several studies have concluded that the prevalence rate and the severity of mental health problems is higher in children and young people institutionalized in relation to the general population. Risk factors for the problems observed are related not only with the family context previous to institutionalization, as well as individual characteristics and contextual variables from their centres. At the same time there is a significant number of clinical cases that are not promptly diagnosed, causing emotional and behavioral problems manifested reveal a risk factor for the psychopathology in adulthood. The main objective of this work focuses on the presentation of the state of the art regarding the prevalence of mental health problems in children and young people in Residential Care, as well as their risk factors and protective factors.