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An Innovative Project for Young People in Care Who have been Sexually Abused

Mistral, Willm; Evans, Simon

Authors

Willm Mistral

Simon Evans



Abstract

Professional awareness of child mental health problems and sexual abuse has increased greatly over the past 20 years, and this is especially true for young people under the care of social services. The current paper provides an overview of the research literature on needs and service provision in this area. It goes on to describe an innovative interagency project in Dorset which offers flexible, fast track intervention packages to looked after young people with a profile indicating sexual abuse, who have been reluctant to engage with conventional child and adolescent mental health services. The paper includes preliminary results from an evaluation of this project and discusses the implication for future service provision. © 2002 British Association of Social Workers.

Citation

Mistral, W., & Evans, S. (2002). An Innovative Project for Young People in Care Who have been Sexually Abused. British Journal of Social Work, 32(3), 321-333. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/32.3.321

Journal Article Type Review
Publication Date Apr 1, 2002
Journal British Journal of Social Work
Print ISSN 0045-3102
Publisher Oxford University Press (OUP)
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 32
Issue 3
Pages 321-333
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/32.3.321
Keywords young people, sexual abuse, care, services
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1083483
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/32.3.321




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