Introduction: Looked-after children

TY - JOUR

T1 - Introduction: Looked-after children

AU - Pinto, Carmen

AU - Woolgar, Matt

PY - 2015/11

Y1 - 2015/11

N2 - Looked-after children (LAC) (also known as children in care) are among the most vulnerable group in our society. This is in terms of their risk of a range of poor outcomes including mental health, educational attainment and social wellbeing (Meltzer, Gatward, Corbin, Goodman, & Ford, 2003). Over the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that LAC have a higher prevalence of mental health problems than the general population, including children living with their families in ‘high-risk’ populations. These children present with high rates of, not only emotional and behavioural problems, but also neurodevelopmental problems. The present Virtual Issue focusing on the mental health of this group of young people brings together research published in CAMH over the past 15 years.

AB - Looked-after children (LAC) (also known as children in care) are among the most vulnerable group in our society. This is in terms of their risk of a range of poor outcomes including mental health, educational attainment and social wellbeing (Meltzer, Gatward, Corbin, Goodman, & Ford, 2003). Over the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that LAC have a higher prevalence of mental health problems than the general population, including children living with their families in ‘high-risk’ populations. These children present with high rates of, not only emotional and behavioural problems, but also neurodevelopmental problems. The present Virtual Issue focusing on the mental health of this group of young people brings together research published in CAMH over the past 15 years.

U2 - 10.1111/camh.12125

DO - 10.1111/camh.12125

M3 - Article

SN - 1475-357X

VL - 20

SP - E1-E3

JO - Child and Adolescent Mental Health

JF - Child and Adolescent Mental Health

IS - 4

ER -