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Improving mental health support for our children and young people: Expert Working Group final report
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 69
- Place of publication:
- London
The final report of an Expert Working Group which was set up to improve how the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of children and young people in care are met. This includes children in kinship are, those adopted from care, those under a Special Guardianship Order and care leavers. The project was commissioned by the Department of Health and Department for Education, and the Expert Working Group supported by the Social Care Institute for Excellence. The Group drew on evidence from a review of the literature, a call for evidence of good practice, consultation with children and young people with lived experience of the care system and professionals from across health, education and social care. The report outlines recommendations from children and young people consulted for the project, sets out 11 key findings to act as drivers for change in meeting the mental health needs of looked after children; and presents seven quality statements developed by the project. The report also includes a model developed by the Group which champions the mental health needs of the young person and places the child or young person at the centre. The recommendations and quality statements cover the areas of commissioning and accountability, leadership, workforce, voice, care pathways and assessment. They include the use of a needs-based model which places the child at the centre of decision-making and, where appropriate, allows them to exercise child as to what support they need. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing a process for assessment of the emotional and behavioural needs of "looked after" children: the Five Rivers model
- Authors:
- BECKETT Celica, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Children's Services, 10(4), 2015, pp.324-338.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper describes the development process of building an assessment model to assess the emotional and behavioural needs of “looked after children” using a combination of three existing tools. The paper highlights some of the early benefits and challenges which have been encountered using this model. (Edited publisher abstract)
Better Futures: a validated model for increasing postsecondary preparation and participation of youth in foster care with mental health challenges
- Authors:
- PHILLIPS Lee Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 57, 2015, p.50–59.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Higher education participation rates of young people in foster care are dramatically lower than their level of postsecondary education aspiration. Increasing attention to this disparity has stimulated policy and practice enhancements, however rigorously validated models for promoting postsecondary preparation and participation have not existed for young people in foster care, including those with mental health conditions. This article describes Better Futures, which is the first such model to be experimentally validated as effective for increasing the higher education participation and other related outcomes of young people in foster care with mental health challenges. Better Futures features a four day on-campus Summer Institute, coaching provided to youth by older peers who are in college and have shared experiences around foster care and/or mental health, and workshops that bring together youth, coaches and guest speakers for information sharing and mutual support. This article includes the theoretical and component features of the Better Futures model, findings related to intervention fidelity, participants' evaluation of the programme, and discussion of implications for future model refinement and research. (Publisher abstract)
Models of care and care pathways to support mental health and wellbeing of looked after children: Findings of call for evidence
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- London
This document presents the findings of a call for evidence to identify examples of effective practice in relation to mental health and wellbeing support for looked after children (including unaccompanied asylum seeking children), care leavers, those under a Special Guardianship Order and adopted children. It was conducted as part of a Department of Health and Department for Education-funded project to develop models of care and care pathways to support the mental health and wellbeing of looked after children. Contributions were invited from the following four areas: care pathways, models of care, prevention and early help, and assessment. A total of 68 practice examples were received and a further 14 submissions which took the form of a proposal or policy response to the group. The examples are presented under the follow clusters: Multi-disciplinary looked after children’s emotional and mental health support services; screening and identification; training and support for foster carers; foster care placement types; approaches and models in residential care; residential placements for children and young people with complex needs; training and support for adoptive parents; independent/third sector specialist therapeutic teams; care leavers; attachment assessment framework; reunification practice framework; CAMHS based in education; forensic CAMHS services; boarding school places; building self-esteem; raising awareness; and policy submissions from national bodies. (Edited publisher abstract)
The emotional and behavioural difficulties of looked after children: foster carers' perspectives and an indirect model of placement support
- Authors:
- SARGENT Kay, O'BRIEN Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 28(2), Summer 2004, pp.31-37.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Draws on an evaluation of a joint social services and health authority project set up to support carers and professionals responsible for children in foster placements. They also seek to give foster carers' perspectives on their foster children's difficulties and the services offered and discuss the issues and implications arising from an indirect approach to providing this support.
Group care in Northern Ireland: a survey of residents' problems
- Authors:
- HOUSTON Stan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 12(3), 2000, pp.5-26.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Despite its troubled history, residential care continues to play a much needed role in the child care continuum. A key issue, however, is the apparent lack of agreement over the practice knowledge required to guide practitioners in their day to day work with young people. This article begins to address this issue by outlining the findings of a small quantitative study of young people with problems in children's homes in the greater Belfast area in Northern Ireland. The findings indicate a high prevalence of emotional, social and behavioural difficulties among the young people. The implications of these findings for social work practice are discussed with reference to these three areas: perspectives on practice; models of intervention; and the development of explanatory theory.