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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.
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.
Needs to be looked after
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.8.02, 2002, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses the mental health needs of looked after children.
Residential child care
- Author:
- BULLOCK Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, April 2002, pp.57-62.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Discusses how the chemistry that makes for a successful residential setting which improves children's behaviour and their life chances has proved elusive to professionals and researchers alike.
Catching children as they fall: mental health promotion in residential child care in East Dunbartonshire
- Authors:
- van BEINUM Michael, MARTIN Andy, BONNETT Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, August 2002, pp.14-22.
- Publisher:
- Department of Social Work. University of Strathclyde.
Outlines the first years of a joint project, 'Open Door', which provided a dedicated mental health service for looked after children. The initiative was developed between residential child care managers in East Dunbartonshire and the North Glasgow Community Adolescent Mental Health team. Concludes with a discussion of some of the philosophical underpinnings of the project and suggestions for future development.
An innovative project for young people in care who have been sexually abused
- Authors:
- MISTRAL Willm, EVANS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 32(3), April 2002, pp.321-333.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Professional awareness of child mental health problems and sexual abuse has increased greatly over the past 20 years, and this is especially true for young people under the care of social services. The current paper provides an overview of the research literature on needs and service provision in this area. It goes on to describe an innovative interagency project in Dorset which offers flexible, fast track intervention packages to looked after young people with a profile indicating sexual abuse, who have been reluctant to engage with conventional child and adolescent mental health services. The paper includes preliminary results from an evaluation of this project and discusses the implication for future service provision.
Constructing mental health services for looked after children
- Authors:
- STREET Eddy, DAVIES Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 26(4), Winter 2002, pp.65-75.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The authors argue that, despite the number of government measures aimed at meeting the mental health needs of looked after children, there has been a lack of integration of models of 'good practice' among childcare and mental health professionals. Taking into consideration the 'tiered model' recommended by the NHS Health Advisory Service report, the authors advocate a developmental approach through the implementation of a multi-disciplinary service that combines the best of psychiatric, psychological, social work and child care perspectives.
Issues concerning the health of looked after children
- Authors:
- WARD Harriet, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 26(4), Winter 2002, pp.8-18.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Looked after children often miss out on routine health surveillance and health promotion before entry to care. The authors look at how frequent changes of placement and poor inter-agency communication exacerbate difficulties in gaining access to adequate health care. The authors highlight a range of new initiatives and regulations which should ensure better access to health care for this population, for example the Integrated Children's System, New Regulations and Standards for foster care, a National Healthy Care Standard, and the National Service Framework for Children. A series of national objectives have now been set for children's services in England, under the Modernising Social Services initiative. This article explores what action needs to be taken to 'ensure that children looked after gain maximum life chance benefits from ...health care'.
Children entering out-of-home care in South Australia: baseline analyses for a 3-year longitudinal study
- Authors:
- DELFABBRO Paul, BARBER James G., COOPER Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 24(12), December 2002, pp.917-932.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study examined the characteristics of 235 children (aged 4-17 years) placed into out-of-home care in South Australia during 1998-1999. Overall, the results were consistent with previous studies conducted in North America and the United Kingdom, and showed that children could be separated into two broad clusters. These were: Adolescents placed on longer-term orders with unstable placement histories and with a higher incidence of mental health and behavioural problems;and Younger children placed on the shorter term orders as a result of parental incapacity, abuse or neglect. Placement type, expected duration and the type of legal order were significantly predicted by a number of child characteristics including age, gender and the reason for referral.