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South Yorkshire Empower and Protect (SYEP) supported 12- to 18-year-old sexual exploitation victims or those at risk to remain safely within families, as an alternative to secure accommodation. Run from July 2015 by Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham councils, Doncaster Children's Services Trust and social business Catch22, it helped parents, carers and professionals use therapeutic approaches, boosting protective factors including positive relationships and placement stability.
The Sheffield Council-led bid for funding to the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme was inspired by charity MAC-UK's "Integrate" approach, involving clinicians bringing mental health support to young people in their communities. SYEP's clinical lead Dr Tania Rodrigues adapted this approach, basing her team's support on Ambit (adolescent mentalisation-based integrative therapy), a practice of reflecting on the thoughts and feelings underlying one's own and others' behaviour.
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