The Provision of Mental Health Support for Young People in Care

<div>In this Papers Podcast, Alice Phillips discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Secondary data analysis of social care records to examine the provision of mental health support for young people in care’ (<a href="https://gate.sc?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1002%2Fjcv2.12161&amp;token=b5ff49-1-1701424784023">doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12161</a>). Alice is the first author of the paper.<br> <br> There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.<br> <br> Discussion points include;<br> - The relationship between being in care and the likelihood of experiencing mental health difficulties.<br> - Gender difference in terms of accessing services.<br> - The barriers and challenges making it more difficult for youth in care to get mental health support.<br> - Implications for CAMH professionals and recommendations to make CAMHS more accommodating for young people in care.<br> - The message that policymakers should take from this research.<br> <br> </div>