Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of care leavers
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In this series of five linked podcasts we speak to care leavers, practitioners and a researcher about support for care leavers’ mental health and wellbeing.
This podcast series explores support for care leavers’ mental health and wellbeing. In these five episodes, we hear from care leavers, practitioners and a researcher about the challenges and barriers facing care leavers trying to access mental health support. We also hear examples of good practice and what care leavers would like to see change to improve support for care leavers’ mental health.
The resources
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Relationships and effective direct work | Promote and govern excellent practice | Shaping and influencing the practice system | Purposeful and effective social work | Lead and govern excellent practice | Designing a system to support effective practice | Developing excellent practitioners
CQC - Effective | Caring | Responsive
PCF - Intervention and skills | Contexts and organisations | Professional leadership
What makes life good for children in care and care leavers?
This collection of resources summarises what children in care and care leavers have told the Bright Spots Programme about what is important to them and their wellbeing.
Setting up care leavers to succeed
Consider how local authorities, their staff and partners can become the best possible ‘Corporate Parents’ for care leavers.
The wellbeing of children in care and care leavers - learning from the Bright Spots Programme: Strategic Briefing (2022)
This briefing provides an overview of the key messages from the Bright Spots Programme. Although it is aimed at strategic leads and senior managers, the contents are of relevance to anyone working with children in care and care leavers.
What matters to children in care and care leavers’ well-being: learning from the Bright Spots programme
This video by the Bright Spots team shares key learning from the Bright Spots programme so that professionals can better support children in care and care leavers.
Care leaver transitions: Strategic Briefing (2017)
This briefing presents the latest research and practice evidence on how to provide the best quality support to care leavers. It highlights innovative and cost-effective approaches to enable evidence-informed local policy making, service redesign and commissioning.
Mental health awareness: Video learning resources
Mental health awareness in adult social care is essential for ensuring that the care and support that people receive is holistic and person-centred. These resources can help you to consider what effective support might look like and how the effect of mental health stigma can be seen in everyday interactions.