In February 2016, the Department for Education announced the creation of an Expert Working Group to ensure that the emotional and mental health needs of children and young people in care (and those adopted from care, under kinship care, under Special Guardianship Orders and those leaving care) are better met. The Social Care Institute has now published the final report from the working group. Evidence was gathered from over 80 children and young people, those looking after young people and around 100 professionals, including looked after children nurses, doctors, birth parents, social workers, residential care workers and foster carers. The report includes 16 recommendations; the first 11 of which stem from consultations with 35 children and young people who had accessed care provision from across health services.
Improving mental health support for children and young people in care
