Full Description
Care-experienced children and young people are nearly five times more likely than their peers to experience mental health difficulties, with close to half meeting criteria for a diagnosable disorder. This book addresses inter-agency collaboration and highlights key transition points to ensure young people don't 'fall through the cracks'.
Contents
Introduction
1. What do care experienced children and young people want from mental health support?
2. What research tells us about the mental health of care experienced children and young people
3. The role of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and other screening tools
4. What do social workers need to know about mental health?
5. The role of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in supporting care experienced children and young people
6. Supporting care-experienced children and young people in placements
7. Racism, mental health and care experienced children and young people
8. Adolescence and managing transitions into adulthood with care experienced young people
9. Service models for best practice in providing mental health support for care experienced children and young people
Conclusion
