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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

Research has shown that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can increase the risk of poor life outcomes, so policymakers and practitioners are developing new ways to prevent ACEs and support children at risk of them.

Client and provider discomfort with an adverse childhood experiences survey

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The presumed causal relationship between ACEs and poor life outcomes has resulted in some policy and health organisations to advocate for ACE screening to be implemented universally so that vulnerable individuals can be offered treatment.

Agreement between prospective and retrospective measures of childhood victimization: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

Researchers set out to investigate the accuracy of adult memories by comparing concurrent reports of child maltreatment and other negative life events to adults’ recollections of these circumstances.

Agencies train ambassadors to spread ACE awareness

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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Scheme aims to increase ACE awareness among South West children’s practitioners.

Adolescent victimization and early-adult psychopathology: Approaching causal inference using a longitudinal twin study to rule out non-causal explanations

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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Researchers from King’s College London used data gathered from the eRisk twin study to verify the extent to which experiences of trauma occurring in childhood and adolescence predicted behavioural and mental health problems at the age of 18.

Early life adversity exposure and circulating markers of inflammation in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The ACEs study was not the first to observe a connection between child maltreatment and poor mental health outcomes. However, it was one of the first studies to observe that a link also existed between ACEs and poor adult physical health.

Sefton’s trauma-informed approach helps families to recover from ACEs

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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Sefton Council rolls out its adverse childhood experiences (ACE) recovery scheme after a successful pilot.

Care leavers ‘likely to suffer poor health 30 years later’

Monday, July 20, 2020

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People who grew up in care are more likely to suffer from poor health in the decades that follow, new research shows.

ICT-Supported Social Work Interventions with Youth: A Critical Review

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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This study conducted a systematic review of information and communication technology (ICT) supported social work interventions with young people. This included tailor-made project websites, computer hardware, mobile phones and general internet use.

Gaps in knowledge on ACEs

Analysis

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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Review shows negative impact of adverse childhood experiences and says understanding must improve.

Agency helps children develop more secure attachments

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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“Outstanding”-rated adoption agency Family Futures provides therapeutic support for adoptive parents and children.

Therapeutic Care: Policy context

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Data collected for the NHS shows that one in eight children and young people in England has a mental disorder.

How peer support helps children cope better with grief

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Weekly sessions of peer support give children and families a way to explore their feelings and cope better with the grieving process after the loss of a loved one.

Art therapy helps girls affected by youth violence

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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A south London-based project is using creative expression as a therapeutic tool to support young girls affected by the aftermath of youth violence.

Therapeutic Care Special Report: Research evidence

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Among the mass of research, studies on therapeutic child care can be hard to find, especially when they are not necessarily identified as being primarily about “therapeutic” approaches.

Therapeutic Care: Special Report

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

With rises in children coming into care and reporting mental health problems, policymakers and service providers are developing therapeutic care and support across a range of settings to help young people.

Between Love and Behaviour Management: the Psychodynamic Reflective Milieu at the Mulberry Bush School

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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A study on the Mulberry Bush School conveys direct work and also the creation of the “staff therapeutic milieu” that supports the group living and group learning through which therapy principally occurs.

Child, Caregiver, and Therapist Perspectives on Therapeutic Alliance in Usual Care Child Psychotherapy

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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The primary aim of this exploratory study was to examine the stability and cross-informant agreement of child and caregiver alliance across 16 months of psychotherapy, using multiple informants on alliance.

NSPCC reports rise in children seeking mental health support

Friday, November 15, 2019

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Childline has seen a surge in calls from children seeking counselling over concerns about their mental and emotional health over the past year, NSPCC figures show.

Compulsory FGM education to be introduced

Monday, February 25, 2019

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The dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) will be taught to all secondary school pupils, the Department for Education has announced.

Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

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Children will start receiving mental health assessments when they enter the care system from June 2019 as part of a delayed pilot project, it has emerged.

Government vows to launch mental health check pilots later this year

Friday, June 1, 2018

| CYP Now

Delayed trials of mental health assessments for children entering the care system will launch later this year, the government has pledged.

Health services reluctant to ask about childhood trauma, study finds