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Edinburgh Connect evaluation: final report
- Authors:
- McCOLLAM Allyson, WOODHOUSE Amy
- Publisher:
- Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Edinburgh Connect is a mental health service for looked after and accommodated children which aims to promote and enhance the mental health of this group. In mid 2003, the Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health (SDC) was commissioned through the Changing Children’s Services Fund to undertake the evaluation of Edinburgh Connect (EC). The evaluation had four key aims: to track progress in relation to the identified strategic and operational objectives, to inform the continuing development of the Edinburgh Connect service , to examine, from the perspectives of a range of stakeholders, the factors that facilitated and inhibited the effectiveness of the team, and to identify key learning points and recommendations for the longer term development of local service responses to meet the mental health needs of looked after and accommodated children and young people.
The mental health needs of looked after children in the South Humber region
- Authors:
- STANLEY Nicky, ALASZEWSKI Helen, RIORDAN Denise
- Publisher:
- University of Hull. Department of Social Work and Community Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Hull
The study described in this paper aimed to explore the mental health problems of looked after children and to examine the service response to those needs in Hull. High levels of mental health need in the study group were associated with placement disruption. Educational difficulties were also apparent in the group with the highest levels of mental health need. Longer-term input from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) professionals did not appear to be targeted on the group with the highest level of mental health needs.
The mental health needs of looked after children in the South Humber region: summary report
- Authors:
- STANLEY Nicky, ALASZEWSKI Helen, RIORDAN Denise
- Publisher:
- University of Hull. Department of Social Work and Community Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Hull
The study described in this paper aimed to explore the mental health problems of looked after children and to examine the service response to those needs in Hull. High levels of mental health need in the study group were associated with placement disruption. Educational difficulties were also apparent in the group with the highest levels of mental health need. Longer-term input from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) professionals did not appear to be targeted on the group with the highest level of mental health needs.
Listen. Act. Thrive. The emotional and mental health of care experienced children and young people
- Authors:
- NSPCC WALES, VOICES FROM CARE CYMRU
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
An overview of the key findings from research to explore how care experienced children and young people’s emotional and mental health needs are being assessed and supported in Wales. The research consulted 21 care experienced young people (aged 15-21), and carried out surveys with 26 looked after children nurses and 44 Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) in Wales. Children and young people felt they were not receiving the emotional and mental health support they need. Key issues identified during the consultation include: health assessments, access to services, training, and multi-agency working. The briefing makes recommendations to improve the mental health support for care experienced children in Wales. (Edited publisher abstract)
The mental health and well being of children and young people in residential care. Are services meeting the standards?
- Author:
- CARE COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
This bulletin looks at how residential care homes, residential special schools and secure accommodation services make sure that children and young people who are looked after away from home enjoy good mental health. It is based on information gathered during Care Commission inspection, investigation and enforcement activities during 2007-08. It highlights what needs to be done to improve practices in these services.
The mental health of looked after children in public care: drop in the ocean: an examination of current specialist mental health projects for 'looked after' children within England
- Authors:
- COCKER Christine, et al
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- Ilford
This report looks at work that is addressing the mental health needs of looked-after children, who are a particularly vulnerable group. The report also presents areas of concern and proposals for change.
Mental health
- Author:
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The paper looks at what is known about the mental health and emotional well-being of looked after children and young people. It gives a description of mental health and emotional well-being and presents children and young people’s views of mental health and emotional well-being. The paper then examines how healthy care can promote and protect the mental health and emotional well-being of looked after children and young people.
Young minds: looking after the mental health of looked after children
- Author:
- TALBOT Ruth
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 127p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This pack looks at work that is addressing the mental health needs of looked-after children, who are a particularly vulnerable group. The training relates to NVQ Caring for Children and Young People Level 3 and NVQ Promoting Independence Level 3.The training pack provides research, training and resource material for people working with and caring for children and young people in public care.
A survey of the mental health of children and young people in care in England in 2020 and 2021
- Authors:
- WIJEDASA Dinithi, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 45
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This report focuses on the findings from two surveys of children and young people in care, which were conducted in 2020 and 2021, to address gaps in knowledge of mental ill health experienced in childhood and adolescence. Confirming findings from previous research, the results of the two surveys indicated that children and young people in care are significantly more likely to be impacted by mental ill health when compared with children and young people in the general population. Scores on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire showed that, of the 11-18 year old children and young people in care who responded to the survey, 22% in Wave 1 and 24% in Wave 2 were at high risk of experiencing mental ill health. Mirroring trends seen in the general population, the regression analyses found that girls and children and young people who identified themselves as white were more likely to have higher total difficulties scores on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), indicative of a higher risk of experiencing mental ill health. The results indicated that children who lived with their siblings and kin were more likely to have better mental health. The results also showed that children and young people in care who had positive relationships with their carer(s), friend(s) and social worker(s) were more likely to have better mental health, irrespective of the length of time they had spent in care or the number of previous placements they had had. Children and young people who were happy with the level of contact that they had with their social workers were also more likely to have better mental health. The regression analyses further highlighted that children who had positive feelings about their school were more likely to have better mental health, while those who had been excluded or bullied were negatively impacted. (Edited publisher abstract)
Born into care: one thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales: a focus on maternal mental health
- Authors:
- GRIFFITHS Lucy J., et al
- Publisher:
- Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper uncovers the nature or type of mental health disorders experienced by the mothers of infants and new-born babies subject to care proceedings under Section 31 (s.31) of the Children Act 1989. The mothers in this study represent a subset of all birth mothers of infants involved in s.31 care proceedings in Wales between 2011 and 2018 inclusive (n= 1,441). The eventual ‘cohort’ of mothers included were those that had antenatal, birth and health records that could be linked (n= 1,111). The following mental health disorders were examined: anxiety; depression; autism spectrum disorder; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; development disorder; conduct disorders; eating disorders; severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders, and bipolar disorder. The overall picture regarding mothers’ mental health (n= 1,111) is of markedly higher levels of vulnerability compared to the comparison group (n =23,414), and this holds for all mental health disorders. Over half of cohort mothers had mental health-related GP or hospital contacts or admissions in the two years prior to birth compared to less than a fifth of the comparison group: the most common mental health disorder was depression, with around 41% of mothers in the cohort for the two-year measure; a quarter of cohort mothers had records to indicate anxiety disorders during the two years leading up to birth compared to 11% in the comparison group; Severe mental illness was present in nearly 4% of cohort mothers—eight times the rate in the comparison group; autism disorders were present in less than 1% of cohort mothers—but this was around nine times higher than in the comparison group. (Edited publisher abstract)