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May 3, 2026Journal of Family Therapy

Navigating the Relational Labyrinth: Systemic Insights Into Engaging ‘Hard to Reach’ Youth in UK Adolescent Services

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NNNasif Nijabat

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Qualitative study explores engagement processes in youth services, suggesting systemic interventions are needed.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore the relational dynamics affecting the engagement of hard to reach youth in a local authority youth offending service.
  • Utilized qualitative methodology including ethnographic observations and semi-structured interviews.
  • Conducted thematic discourse analysis informed by Foucault and Quijano.
  • Focus on both young people's and practitioners' lived experiences.
  • Identified complex interactions between micro-level relational dynamics and macro-level systemic influences.
  • Highlight limitations of the hard to reach label and emphasize the need for systemic interventions.
  • Pointed out the significance of addressing power imbalances and cultural assumptions.

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Nasif Nijabat (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f6e6648071d4f1bdfc7049https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.70032
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