The Mental Health Needs of Looked after Children in a Local Authority Permanent Placement Team and the Value of the Goodman SDQ
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11942243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lin Richards (Southend on Sea Child and Family Consultation Service (CAMHS), South Essex Partnership Trust, corresponding author), Nola Wood (Southend on Sea Child and Family Consultation Service (CAMHS), South Essex Partnership Trust) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 43-52 |
| Publication date | 2006-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030857590603000206 |
| OpenAlex | W2091850868 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
Lin Richards, Nola Wood and Luisa Ruiz-Calzada investigated the current level of emotional and behavioural need and pre- and post-care experiences for children placed in one local authority social care department permanent placement team. A cohort of 41 looked after children was assessed by foster carers, teachers and young people aged 11–16 years themselves, using the Goodman Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The results were related to a number of factors taken from each child's individual historical experiences as understood from their social work files. The results supported the growing body of research indicating that the mental health needs of looked after children are significantly higher than those of the general population. A range of factors was found to reach statistical significance in relation to increased mental health difficulties. The research highlighted the complex and multi-factorial nature of the experiences of the looked after cohort that contribute to overall emotional well-being and positive mental health. The study also sought to identify a suitable screening tool for the early identification of mental health need and Goodman's SDQ is discussed in this light
Cohort · Cohort study · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Foster care · Mental health · Mental health care · Population · Psychiatry · Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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Profile of neurodevelopmental and behavioural problems and associated psychosocial factors among a cohort of newly looked after children in an English local authority
Stress, coping and personal strengths and difficulties in internationally adopted children in Spain
The prevalence of mental health disorders amongst care-experienced young people in the UK
Evaluation of a pilot project for mental health screening for children looked after in an inner London borough
Comparing long-term placements for young children in care
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Child Abuse and Neglect
The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Great Britain
Comparing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Child Behavior Checklist
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in young people in the care system
The Mental Health of Young People Looked After by Local Authorities in England
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
The Impact of Emotional and Behavioural Problems on the Lives of Children Growing up in the Care System
Matches and Mismatches
| Citations per year | 0.39 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |