TY  - SER
AU  - Herrman, Helen
AU  - Humphreys, Cathy
AU  - Halperin, Stephen
AU  - et al.
TI  - A controlled trial of implementing a complex mental health intervention for carers of vulnerable young people living in out-of-home care: the ripple project
PY  - 2016///
PB  - BioMed Central
KW  - ADOLESCENTS
KW  - CARE AND PROTECTION
KW  - CAREGIVERS
KW  - CHILD PROTECTION
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - OUT OF HOME CARE
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - SOCIAL SERVICES
KW  - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
KW  - SUBSTANCE ABUSE
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - The Ripple Project
KW  - YOUNG PEOPLE
KW  - AUSTRALIA
KW  - MELBOURNE
N1  - BMC Psychiatry, 2016, 16:436  (Open access)
N2  - Out-of-home care (OoHC) refers to young people removed from their families by the state because of abuse, neglect or other adversities. Many of the young people experience poor mental health and social function before, during and after leaving care. Rigorously evaluated interventions are urgently required.

This publication describes the protocol for the Ripple project and notes early findings from a controlled trial demonstrating the feasibility of the work. The Ripple project is implementing and evaluating a complex mental health intervention that aims to strengthen the therapeutic capacities of carers and case managers of young people (12-17 years) in OoHC. The study is conducted in partnership with mental health, substance abuse and social services in Melbourne, with young people as participants. (From the abstract). Record #5451
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-1145-6
ER  -