The Department for Education-funded pilot is to take place over the next two years in a bid to improve mental health support for looked-after children – by spotting problems at an earlier stage. The nine areas are: Brighton and Hove, Devon, Doncaster, the London Borough of Merton, North Yorkshire, North Tyneside, Salford, Staffordshire and West Berkshire.
The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, along with a consortium of partners including Action for Children, Research in Practice and the Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) will work with the nine sites over a period of two years.
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