Search results for ‘Subject term:"mental health problems"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 10 of 16
Characteristics of children in residential treatment in New York State
- Authors:
- DALE Nan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 86(1), January 2007, pp.5-27.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
This study addresses three questions about the population of children and families served in the highest level of care in the child welfare system in New York State residential treatment centres (RTCs): 1) How prevalent are emotional and behavioural problems in the youth entering RTCs? 2) Has the proportion of youth with such problems increased compared to 10 years ago? 3) Are there identifiable subgroups of youth entering RTCs? One-fourth of RTC admissions in fiscal year 2001 were randomly selected from a representative same of 16 RTCs. The results show significant increases compared to 10 years earlier in the proportion of young people with mental health problems and juvenile justice backgrounds. The findings suggest that young people who traditionally have been served by other systems of care are now being served in the child welfare system. The increased treatment needs of these young people and the heterogeneity of the RTC population have important implications for polices, programs, and practice.
Residential child care
- Author:
- BULLOCK Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, October 2000, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Young offenders have complex mental health needs. For instance, a sizeable population of young people in residential homes and schools will display behaviour problems. These needs are not properly considered when decisions are made about secure placements. Looks at some recent research findings.
Assessing the needs of sentenced children in the Youth Justice System: 2018/19
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Ministry of Justice
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Ministry of Justice
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication draws on data from AssetPlus, an assessment and planning framework used with children by Youth Offending Teams and secure establishments across England and Wales. The report focuses on a small subset of data, relating to assessed concern types (factors that practitioners judge to be affecting the child, covering their wellbeing, how they relate to other people, social factors and issues at home or their own behaviours); care status types, looking at the child’s current and previous care history; as well as the four ratings for both Safety and Wellbeing (risk that a child’s safety and well-being is now or in the future potentially compromised) and Risk of Serious Harm (looking at the imminence and likelihood of death or serious personal injury whether physical or psychological). The data shows that a large proportion of children assessed had concerns present across most concern types, giving an indication of the vulnerability and complex needs of sentenced children within the Youth Justice System. Over 70% had a concern present for five of the 19 concern types, including safety and wellbeing, risk to others, substance misuse, speech, language and communication, and mental health. Crucially, over half of children assessed showed them to be a current or previous child in need. In the year ending March 2019, almost half of children assessed had a Medium Risk of Serious Harm rating, while 29% were rated as High or Very High – as the sentence type severity increased so did the proportion of children that had a High or Very High Risk of Serious Harm rating. (Edited publisher abstract)
Measuring health vulnerabilities. Technical paper 5 in Children's Commissioner project on vulnerable children
- Author:
- ALDABA
- Publisher:
- Children's Commissioner for England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- London
This review examines publicly available information in relation to the health of vulnerable children. The research was conducted as part of a wider programme of work commissioned by the Children’s Commissioner’s to identify the numbers, experiences and outcomes of vulnerable children in England. Using the 32 groups of children commonly referred to as vulnerable, the review estimates the number of children in the three health related groups; and the likelihood of children in all 32 groups experiencing health related vulnerabilities. The three health related groups were: children with special educational needs and disabilities; children with mental health difficulties; and children with physical health issues. (Edited publisher abstract)
A traumatised and traumatising system: professionals' experiences in meeting the mental health needs of young people in the care and youth justice systems in Ireland
- Authors:
- MCELVANEY Rosaleen, TATLOW-GOLDEN Mimi
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 65, 2016, pp.62-69.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
It is well recognised that children and young people in the care and youth justice systems typically present with significant and diverse mental health needs. In this study, focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with 26 professionals working in the care and youth justice services in Ireland, representing a range of disciplines, to capture professionals' perspectives of working in this field. A thematic analysis was conducted on the transcribed data. Professionals described frustration and helplessness in the face of what they perceived as inadequate system responses and poor interagency working. Their experiences are conceptualised here as reflecting a traumatised and traumatising system. The implications for practice emphasise the need for staff support through training, collaboration between agencies, and addressing vicarious traumatisation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social work with children
- Authors:
- JACK Gordon, DONNELLAN Helen
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 256
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
When working with children to promote their welfare and safeguard them from harm, the best course of action is not always clear. This guide to social work with children is for students and practitioners in the field, and is based on two of the most important organising frameworks: human ecology and child development. Divided into two parts, the book explores interactions between children's development, their relationships and the environments in which they are brought up. Part 1 covers child development to adolescence. Part 2 has chapters on working with children in need and their families; working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children; working with children looked after away from home, placed for adoption, or leaving care; working with disabled children and their families; working with young offenders; and working with children with mental health problems. The book demonstrates how up-to-date legislation and policy across the UK shapes practice with different groups of children. It considers the expectations and requirements of social workers, and how this influences the development of professional identity. It encourages readers to reflect on their own skills, knowledge and experience by providing practice pointers throughout. (Edited publisher abstract)
How different are their experiences and outcomes? Comparing aged out and other child welfare involved youth
- Authors:
- SHOOK Jeffrey J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 35(1), 2013, pp.11-18.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Through a comparison of youth ageing out of child welfare with two other groups of child welfare-involved youth, those whose families received child welfare services but were never placed out of home and those who were in out-of-home placement but did not age out. The comparison presents a profile of their care careers and other system involvement (e.g., mental health, justice system). Analyses indicate that young people aging out of care have experienced significant amounts of time in out-of-home placement, a great deal of placement instability, and high levels of other system involvement. In general, their involvement is more extensive than that of the two comparison groups. However, the justice system involvement of youth who experienced out-of-home placement but did not age out is just as high as that of youth who have aged out. This finding highlights the importance of devoting resources not only to youth aging out of care but also to similarly-aged young people with prior child welfare involvement. (Edited publisher abstract)
From placement to prison: the path to adolescent incarceration from child welfare supervised foster or group care
- Authors:
- JONSON-REID Melissa, BARTH Richard P.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 22(7), July 2000, pp.493-516.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Reports a prospective examination of adolescent incarceration for serious felony and violent offences as a post-discharge outcome for children in out-of-home placement. Results indicate that children first placed between the ages of 12 and 15, children with multiple placements and multiple spells in care, and children who have placement experiences supervised by probation following their child welfare involvement had a higher risk of incarceration for a serious or violent offence during adolescence. The risk for different ethnic groups changed according to the type of foster care experience, as well as the gender of the child. Recommendations for future research and service delivery are made.
Passing the buck: institutional responses to controlling children with difficult behaviour
- Author:
- MALEK Mhemooda
- Publisher:
- Children's Society
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 103p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the cases of 154 young people under 18 who were admitted to and discharged from residential institutions via 4 agencies (probation, social services, education and psychiatry) in 1990. Examines the effect on the young people of their time in residential care.
Childhood vulnerability in numbers: need, spend and the millions of children in England who miss out
- Author:
- CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER FOR ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Children's Commissioner for England
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- London
Infographics summarising key findings from the Office of the Children's Commissioner's Vulnerability Report 2019. It presents estimates of numbers of vulnerable children in England and looks at what kind of help they receive and how much that costs. Three technical reports have also been published providing additional detail. (Edited publisher abstract)