IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUT OF HOME CARE

Grant number: 1046692 | Funding period: 2012 - 2017

Completed

Abstract

Young people in out-of-home care have experienced traumas and adversities. They are highly vulnerable to mental ill-health and associated problems with relationships, education and meaningful activity. The project aims to deliver evidence-based mental health support and care across the health and community service system relevant to these young people in Victoria. The aim is to work in partnership to reduce the risks of mental ill-health and support more effective treatment and recovery.

Related publications (4)

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How can mental health practitioners collaborate with child welfare practitioners to improve mental health for young people in out of home care?

Katherine Monson, Helen Herrman, Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Cathy Humphreys, Carol Harvey

2021-01-21

BACKGROUND: Young people who grow up in out of home care have higher risk of poor mental health outcomes than peers who grow up wi..

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Sex differences in psychological distress, behavioural and emotional problems, and substance use in young people in out-of-home care

Sue M Cotton, Simon Rice, Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Anne Magnus, Carol Harvey, Cathy Mihalopoulos, Cathy Humphreys, Lenice Murray, Steve Halperin, Patrick D McGorry, Helen Herrman

2019-08-08

The aim of the study was to examine sex differences in self-reported psychological distress, behavioural and emotional problems, a..

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Placement Instability Among Young People Removed from Their Original Family and the Likely Mental Health Implications.

Simon Rice, Sue Cotton, Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Anne Magnus, Carol Harvey, Cathy Humphreys, Stephen Halperin, Angela Scheppokat, Patrick McGorry, Helen Herrman

2017-04-25

BACKGROUND: Young people in out-of-home care are more likely to experience poorer mental and physical health outcomes related to t..

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A controlled trial of implementing a complex mental health intervention for carers of vulnerable young people living in out-of-home care: the ripple project

H Herrman, C Humphreys, S Halperin, K Monson, C Harvey, C Mihalopoulos, S Cotton, P Mitchell, T Glynn, A Magnus, L Murray, J Szwarc, E Davis, S Havighurst, P McGorry, S Tyano, I Kaplan, S Rice, K Moeller-Saxone

2016-12-07

BACKGROUND: Out-of-home care (OoHC) refers to young people removed from their families by the state because of abuse, neglect or o..