Understanding Mental Health Interventions for Looked After Children in Acute Need: A CRIS Dataset Analysis

  • Applicant: Samantha Phippard
  • Project ID: 23-082

Local Authority data suggest that about 45% of Looked after Children (LAC) have identifiable mental health diagnoses, and Local Authorities report that timely support through child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) is not available when children first enter care or at times of crisis. The primary aim of this project is to explore how the mental health needs of LAC are understood and responded to by CAMHS through an analysis of case records.

The Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system is a computer system that allows researchers at the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) to carry out research using information from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust clinical records.

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The Clinical Record Interactive Search has been developed in collboration with:

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
NIHR Maudsley BRC