According to their own accounts: former child welfare involved youth recalling their participation in child protective services interviews that occurred at school

This qualitative study collected the first-known responses from former child welfare-involved youth detailing their experiences of participating in child welfare interviews at school. Ten participants answered semi-structured interview questions about their school interview experiences in this phenomenological qualitative study. Five themes provided a shared understanding of participants having child welfare interactions introduced into their school life. The themes were not knowing how to prepare, difficulties interacting with the child welfare worker, expectations for support from school staff, dealing with the cognitive impact, and suggestions for improving child welfare interviews at school.