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Children are in ‘extreme crisis’: top judge berates DfE’s six-year failure to tackle ‘gross’ lack of secure units

Community Care

Under section 25 of the Children Act 1989 , such secure welfare placements may only be made if a child either has a history of absconding, would likely abscond from any other setting and, if they did so, would likely suffer significant harm; or would likely injure themselves or others if placed in any other setting.

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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help

Relias

Individuals affected by collective trauma may also exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or other mental health disorders. Individual healing from collective trauma is a deeply personal journey that requires self-awareness, self-compassion, and resilience.

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What Are The New Government Guidelines For Children’s Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

One of the most impactful projects MQ has supported has been the ground-breaking Adolescent Data Platform (ADP) which brought together anonymised health data from schools, local authorities, NGO’s, the Criminal Justice system and the NHS, and made it accessible for research.

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What Are The New Government Guidelines For Children’s Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

One of the most impactful projects MQ has supported has been the ground-breaking Adolescent Data Platform (ADP) which brought together anonymised health data from schools, local authorities, NGO’s, the Criminal Justice system and the NHS, and made it accessible for research.

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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

Society of Clinical Psychology

All over the world, people held in our jails and prisons experience far greater levels of mental illness than the general population including PTSD, major depression, psychotic illness and personality disorder (Fazel & Seewald, 2012, Goff et al., Prisons are hostile and often unsafe places, with high levels of violence and self-harm.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency. This is because they develop treatment plans to address mental illness and substance abuse problems, often holding supervisory roles and advocating for human rights within the criminal justice system.

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Empirical research associated with the Adverse Childhood Experiences study from the Centers for Disease Control has demonstrated that ACEs cause various adverse outcomes in adulthood, including criminal justice system involvement. There is less of a safety net for those with few or no resources. ” Another oversimplification.