Looked after and Adopted Children: How Should Specialist CAMHS Be Involved?
Referrals of looked-after and adopted children to a designated child and adolescent mental health team were examined over one year. An independent researcher coded placement, referral reason, decisions and outcomes. Children with indications of likely disorders were accepted, while decisions about attachment and behavioural problems were less consistent.
Limitations: This is an analysis of referrals rather than a population estimate of mental health or an evaluation of treatment effectiveness. Adoption and other care arrangements were combined. The abstract gives no sample size or participant regional breakdown; author affiliations are Leicestershire services. Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
- Research type
- Service referral analysis
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children / adolescents
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: Rao–Vostanis specialist CAMHS referral study
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: attachment, mental health, post-adoption support, service access
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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