Looked after and Adopted Children
How Should Specialist CAMHS Be Involved
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11941592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pradeep Rao (0000-0002-5637-7769, Leicestershire CAMHS, corresponding author), Alvina Ali (0000-0003-3806-5128, Leicestershire CAMHS), Panos Vostanis (0000-0001-9217-0805, University of Leicester) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 58-72 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030857591003400208 |
| OpenAlex | W2047935051 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 28 |
Looked after children are at high risk of developing mental health problems and these are often complex and related to other needs and agency involvement. Consequently, there is increasing policy emphasis on the importance of joint service planning and implementation. In practice, however, the distinction between mental health needs, problems and disorders is not clearly defined. Therefore, there is considerable service variation, lack of models and consensus on which children and young people would benefit from specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) input. Pradeep Rao, Alvina Ali and Panos Vostanis report on a study that aimed to compare the characteristics of looked after and adopted children referred to a designated CAMHS team, and to identify whether these fell within the perceived remit of specialist CAMHS. The referrals, over one year, were rated by an independent researcher using a checklist that contained details of the referrer, the child's placement and reason for referral, outcome and reasons for decisions. Children with indication of likely disorders were accepted, while there was less consistency on decisions related to attachment and behavioural problems, and the role of different agencies. Mental health and social care services for vulnerable children need jointly to develop clear care pathways, with definition of agency roles. The presence of behavioural and attachment problems per se should not justify referral to specialist CAMHS, which would depend on other concurrent mental health difficulties and risk factors involved. Implications for defining the role and components of mental health services for vulnerable children and young people are discussed
Agency (philosophy · Checklist · Consistency (knowledge bases · Mental health · Psychiatry · Referral · Service (business · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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‘They don’t meet the stereotypes in the boxes…’
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A comparison of parenting stress and children’s internalising, externalising and attachment-related behaviour difficulties in UK adoptive and non-adoptive families
The prevalence of mental health disorders amongst care-experienced young people in the UK
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Consultation to Adoptive Parents and Adoption Professionals in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
When are attachment difficulties an indication for specialist mental health input
A qualitative exploration of how adopted children and their parents conceptualise mental health difficulties
Comparisons of Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in a Large, Nationally Representative Sample
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in young people in the care system
The Mental Health of US Adolescents Adopted in Infancy
Facilitators and barriers for co‐ordinated multi‐agency services
Psychiatric disorder among British children looked after by local authorities
The mental health of looked after children
Constructing Mental Health Services for Looked after Children
The Impact of Abuse and Trauma on the Developing Child
Delivering a Therapeutic Wraparound Service for Troubled Adolescents in Care
Improving the Health of Children and Young People Leaving Care
The Emerging Role of the Specialist Nurse
The Health Needs of Children Aged 6–12 Years in Foster Care
Service Use by Looked after Children with Behavioural Problems
Rorschach test differences between family-reared, institution-reared, and schizophrenic children
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |