Mental health support for young people aged 12-18 years old with experience of living in out-of-home care Other
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention arm will be given the LIMITLESS Toolkit to implement. This intervention comprises of resources for teens, carers and social workers to implement. We will assess the acceptability of t
Sponsors
University of East Anglia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current key inclusion criteria as of 17/06/2026: Work Package 2 Carer or Social Work Professional: 1. A carer who supports (directly or in-directly) young people aged 12-18 years old living in care Young person: 1. A young person aged 12-18 years currently living in care Work Package 3 Carer or Social Work Professional or Young Person: 1. Above 16 years old, are a care leaver and have experience of living in social care as a young people at some point between ages of 12-18 year old, or you have experience of working in social care and supporting young people aged 12-18 year old Work Package 4 Carer: 1. Currently looking after an adolescent aged between 12-18 years who has been in placement for at least 4 weeks 2. Any placement (foster, kinship foster, residential) Young Person: 1. Aged 12- 18 years old 2. Currently living with an eligable carer Social Care Professionals: 1. Plays a role in supporting an eligible carer and/or young person Work Package 5 Carers: 1. Looking after an adolescent aged between 12-18 years with no moves planned in next 6 months 2. Offering any placement (foster, kinship foster care) in England Young person in care: 1. Living with an eligible carer 2. Able to consent in 14 days of their carer giving informed consenting Social Care Professionals: 1. Plays a role in supporting an eligible carer and/or young person _____ Previous key inclusion criteria: Our unit of analysis will be the carer but we will also asses the feasibility of recruiting and collecting data from adolescents in care. For this feasibility stage, carer recruitment is not contingent on having a paired adolescent recruited into the study, i.e. we are not recruiting dyads. 1. Carers 1.1. Currently looking after an adolescent aged between 12-18 years who has been in placement for at least 4 weeks with no moves planned in next 6 months 1.2. Offering any placement (foster, kinship foster care, residential) 2. Adolescent in care 2.1. Aged between 12-18 years 2.2. In any placement (foster, kinship foster, residential) except where living with their biological parent(s) 2.3. Not currently seeking support from a specialist (tier 3) CAMHS 2.4. No moves planned in next 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current key exclusion criteria as of 17/06/2026: Work Package 2 Carer or Social Work Professional: 1. Acting as an emergency placement or have an adolescent currently seeking support from a specialist (tier 3) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Young person: 1. Currently seeking support from a specialist (tier 3) CAMHS with no moves planned in next 6 months Work Package 3 Carer or Social Work Professional or Young Person: 1. Not able to attend all three workshop events Work Package 4 Carer: 1. Acting as an emergency placement 2. Have an adolescent currently seeking support from a specialist (tier 3) CAMHS Young person: 1. NA Work Package 5 Carers: 1. Operating as an emergency placement 2. Took part in Work Package 4 of LIMITLESS II 3. Another carer in your household is already taking part in this study Young person: 1. Under 12 years old 2. Over 18 years old Social Care Professionals: 1. NA _____ Previous key exclusion criteria: 1. Carer 1.1. Offering an emergency placement 1.2. Have an adolescent currently seeking support from a specialist (tier 3) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) 2. Adolescent in care 2.1. Below 12 years old 2.2. No carer enrolled in the feasibility trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Caregiver-reported mental health difficulties in adolescents in care measured using The Brief Assessment Checklist for Adolescents (BAC-A) at baseline, one, three and six months 2. Emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and young people measured using Parent-report version of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline, one, three and six months 3. Perceived closeness of relationship measured using the ‘Inclusion of the Other in the self’ Scale at baseline, one, three and six months 4. Parental self-regulation, including their self-efficacy, personal agency, self-management and self-sufficiency as a parent measured using the Me as a Parent questionnaire at baseline, one, three and six months 5. Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measured using EQ-5D-5L at baseline, one, three and six months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactSimon Hammond
Outcome results
None listed