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Transforming mental health services for children who have experienced abuse: a review of Local Transformation Plans
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on an analysis of 117 Local Transformation Plans from Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to assess how they plan to support the mental health needs of children and young people who have experienced abuse. The review sought to assess to what extent they recognise that mental health issues can be attributed to abuse and neglect; whether the needs analysis incorporates abused and neglected children; and the information contained within each plan relating to existing or proposed new services for children who have experienced abuse or maltreatment. The results found that only 14 percent of plans considered the needs for support of all children who've experienced abuse or neglect and one third of plans made no mention of provision of services for this group of children. A small number of promising plans were identified and the report highlights examples of good practice. Key themes include: the recognition that abuse is a major risk factor for poor mental health; broad needs assessments; a commitment to addressing non-diagnosable mental health concerns following traumatic life events such as abuse; clear information about services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Parents with a mental health problem: learning from case reviews
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing highlights risk factors and key learning for improved practice from case reviews where the mental health problems of parents was a key factor. It is based on case reviews published from since 2013. The briefing identifies the following risk factors for practitioners to be aware of: disclosure of suicidal feelings; threats to kill; stress factors; domestic abuse; drug or alcohol misuse; and lack of engagement with services. Pointers to improve practice include: giving better consideration of the impact of mental health issues on parenting capacity; the need for children's services and adult services to work together and think of the whole family; listening to parents; having the confidence to question and challenge; and ensuring assessment is a shared task between children's social workers and adult mental health. (Edited publisher abstract)
All babies count: information for professionals
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on their full report 'All babies count', the NSPCC present key areas for professionals working with babies and infants at risk of child abuse or neglect. It highlights the increased risk babies face when parents are experiencing mental health problems, domestic abuse, substance misuse, or mental health problems. It also looks at the principles that enable services to be more effective in keeping babies safe. Four new NSPCC programmes for protecting babies are also briefly described.