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Lamont, Emily; Harland, Jennie; Atkinson, Mary; White, Richard – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2009
The Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 was designed to address the wide variation in local authority provision for care leavers and to promote a more multi-dimensional approach to the process of leaving care. Care leavers are likely to be at greater risk of mental health difficulties than other young people and the transitional period from leaving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Adolescents, Mental Health
Wilkin, Anne; Murfield, Jenny; Lamont, Emily; Kinder, Kay; Dyson, Paul – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2008
Extended schools have featured in a range of government policies, promoting integration between education, social services departments and health services, supported by children's trusts, to better meet the needs of children. Legislative changes, and developments such as the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) and the role of the lead professional,…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Social Services, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs
Atkinson, Mary; Lamont, Emily; Downing, Dick – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
Recent developments, such as passage of the Children Act 2004, subsequent implementation of "Every Child Matters: Change for Children" and increase in funding to councils for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), the Local Government Association (LGA) asked the NFER to examine the funding mechanisms and priorities in…
Descriptors: Local Government, Health Services, Mental Health Programs, School Involvement