The Mental Health Needs of Looked after Children: An Integrated Multi-Agency Model of Care

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciaran Kelly ◽  
Susan Allan ◽  
Patricia Roscoe ◽  
Elizabeth Herrick
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Model Of Care ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Agency Model ◽  
Looked After Children

Constructing Mental Health Services for Looked after Children

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddy Street ◽  
Mike Davies
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Health Advisory ◽  
Developmental Approach ◽  
Advisory Service ◽  
Looked After Children

Recent years have seen a welcome series of government measures aimed at meeting the mental health needs of looked after children. However, as Eddy Street and Mike Davies argue in this paper, there remains a clear lack of integration of models of ‘good practice’ among childcare and mental health professionals. Taking into consideration the ‘tiered model’ recommended by the NHS Health Advisory Service report (1995), the authors advocate a developmental approach through the implementation of a multi-disciplinary service that combines the best of psychiatric, psychological, social work and childcare perspectives.

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