An agenda for future research regarding the mental health of young people with care experience

Devaney, John, Power, Luke, Jacobs, Paula, Davidson, Gavin, Hiller, Rachel, Martin, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8911-3479, McCartan, Claire, McCusker, Pearse, McGuire, Rosie, Roesch-Marsh, Autumn and Thapar, Anita ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3689-737X 2023. An agenda for future research regarding the mental health of young people with care experience. Child & Family Social Work 28 (4) , pp. 960-970. 10.1111/cfs.13015

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Abstract

Young people who are currently or were previously in state care have consistently been found to have much higher rates of mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties than the general youth population. While a number of high-quality reviews highlight what research has been undertaken in relation to the mental health of young people with care experience and the gaps in our knowledge and understanding, there is, until now, no consensus, so far as we aware, as to where our collective research efforts should be directed with this important group. Through a series of UK wide workshops, we undertook a consultative process to identify an agreed research agenda between those with lived experience of being in care (n = 15), practitioners, policy makers and researchers (n = 59), for future research regarding the mental health of young people with care experience, including those who are neurodiverse/have a neurodevelopmental difficulty. This consensus statement identified 21 foci within four broad categories: how we conceptualize mental health; under-studied populations; under-studied topics; and underused methodologies. We hope that those who commission, fund and undertake research will engage in this discussion about the future agenda for research regarding the mental health of young people with care experience.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1356-7500
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	10 February 2023
Date of Acceptance:	6 February 2023
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 15:57
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/156864

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