The Dutch government believes that clarity and accessibility of texts are important (for example, the “Direct Duidelijk” initiatives), and many organizations are working hard to improve their communication. Being able to understand and use these texts is essential for citizens to handle their affairs …

Good collaboration between professional foster parents (PFPs) and birth parents (BPs) is of great importance for the well-being of out-of-home placed youngsters in family-style group care. Previous studies have shown that WhatsApp has become an important medium in the professional communication between …

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In this paper we present an analysis of WhatsApp interactions in youth care. In family-style group care young people temporarily live in the family of professional foster parents (PFP), while they regularly visit their birth parents (BPs). Our data consist of instant messaging conversations between 11 …