Published case reviews highlight that professionals sometimes struggle to work with challenging teenagers. They are often viewed as independent young people, capable of looking after themselves and able to make their own choices and decisions.
This means professional intervention focuses too often on tackling problem behaviour, rather than recognising that they are children in need of protection.
The learning from these reviews highlights that professionals need to listen to teenagers, but also be able to balance the young person's wishes with their best interests. Intervention needs to be timely and appropriate.
Reasons case reviews were commissioned
This briefing is based on learning from case reviews published between 2010 and March 2014, where teenagers were the subject of the review.
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