A systematic review and meta-analysis of the type and prevalence of mental health disorders and symptoms among children living in residential care

MF Westlake, S Hillman, A Kerr-Davis… - Developmental …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Research suggests that among all children living in social care, those in residential care
have the highest mental health need. This systematic review and meta-analysis is the first to …

The prevalence of mental health disorders amongst care-experienced young people in the UK: A systematic review

A Cummings, K Shelton - Children and Youth Services Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Care-experienced children and young people are more likely to experience poorer mental
health relative to the general population. Some of the most highly cited literature in this area …

An agenda for future research regarding the mental health of young people with care experience

J Devaney, L Power, P Jacobs… - Child & Family …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Young people who are currently or were previously in state care have consistently been
found to have much higher rates of mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties than …

Adoptive parents' satisfaction with child and adolescent mental services and their mental health concerns over time: A question of fit?

M Woolgar, C Pinto… - Developmental Child …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Little is known about adoptive parents' experiences of and satisfaction with statutory child
and adolescent mental services (CAMHS) in the UK, nor of parental concerns about their …

Editorial perspective: protective factors following cumulative childhood adversity

CH Parker, H Minnis, D Ougrin - BJPsych Open, 2024 - cambridge.org
Adverse childhood experiences can have a significant impact on adult psychosocial
outcomes. However, negative outcomes are not inevitable, and protective factors can …

Exploring the meaning and impact of the suicides of young residential care-leavers, from the perspectives of those who worked and lived alongside them in residential …

J Furnivall - 2023 - dspace.stir.ac.uk
The suicide of care-experienced young people and its impact has only recently attracted
public and academic concern. This qualitative study is the first to explore the meaning and …