Learning from Research: Getting best-evidenced mental health support to care-experienced young people

This talk will present findings from the ADaPT project – an active implementation study spanning 28 mental health teams across England.

In the final session, we will be wrapping up by looking at the core concepts of Permanence with our Head of Policy, Research and Development, James Bury. This six part series is tailored specifically to recently qualified social workers, students and those wanting to find out more about adoption, fostering and kinship care.

In this session, we will be exploring the vital role of health in fostering, adoption and kinship with our Health Consultant Ellie Johnson. This six part series is tailored specifically to recently qualified social workers, students and those wanting to find out more about adoption, fostering and kinship care.

In this session, we will be exploring the legal aspects of permanence and early permanence with our Legal Consultants Alexandra Conroy Harris, and Augusta Itua. This six part series is tailored specifically to recently qualified social workers, students and those wanting to find out more about adoption, fostering and kinship care.

In this session, we will be exploring the role of adoption in permanence with our Adoption Development Consultant, Jane Poore. This six part series is tailored specifically to recently qualified social workers, students and those wanting to find out more about adoption, fostering and kinship care.

Around two-thirds of children are taken into State care due to experiences of severe maltreatment such as abuse or neglect. Consequently, being taken into care is an intervention for this vulnerable group of children, with the expectation that State care will then ameliorate or stabilise their mental health.