Recommendations for research

The guideline committee has made the following recommendations for research.

Key recommendations for research

1 Interventions to support placement stability in residential care

What interventions are effective in promoting placement stability among looked-after children and young people in residential care?

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on supporting positive relationships.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review A: interventions to support care placement stability for looked-after children and young people.

2 Interventions to support stability of permanent placements

What interventions are effective in supporting the stability of placements in looked-after children and young people moving out of care to permanency (incorporating the perspectives of looked-after children and permanency carers)?

3 Supporting mental health of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

What interventions are effective in supporting the mental health of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children?

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on mental health and child and adolescent mental health services.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review F: interventions to promote physical, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing of looked-after children, young people and care leavers.

4 Using and safeguarding social media in contact with birth parents

How does social media contribute to contact arrangements for looked-after children and young people, and how can this be safeguarded?

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on supporting positive relationships.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review D: barriers and facilitators for supporting positive relationships among looked-after children and young people.

5 Mental health support for reunification with birth parents

What is the effectiveness of mental health support for promoting reunification with birth parents?

Other recommendations for research

Continuing support for the physical and mental health needs of care leavers

What interventions are effective in promoting and continuing to support physical and mental health and wellbeing in care leavers?

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on transition out of care to independence.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review N: interventions and approaches to support looked-after young people transitioning out of care into independent living.

Promoting physical exercise, and a healthy diet and lifestyle

What interventions are effective in promoting physical exercise, and a healthy diet and lifestyle, in looked-after children, young people and care leavers?

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on relationships and wellbeing activities.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review F: interventions to promote physical, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing of looked-after children, young people and care leavers.

Therapeutic interventions for promoting school stability and learning

What therapeutic interventions are effective and cost effective in improving learning outcomes and school attendance and reducing exclusion in educational settings for looked-after children and young people?

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on improving educational outcomes.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review I: interventions to support learning needs for school-aged looked-after children and young people.

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