South East Children in Care series of webinars

The South East is leading the way in thinking as systems leaders for both the emotional health and social welfare needs of our Children in Care, for whom we’re all Corporate Parents. This series of webinars capture the dialogue with professional colleagues across the South East and has been made freely available to all professionals working with Children in Care.

Webinar 4: Health inequalities in mental health for children and young people

This webinar is an analysis of mental health, emotional wellbeing and health inequalities in vulnerable young people across the South East. It aims to support commissioners and providers and inform the refresh of Local Transformation Plans. The refresh is part of the Long Term Plan deliverables and plans are due to be published online by the end of September 2021. Our key presenter is Jo Tonkin, SE Programme Manager, Public Mental Health and Vulnerable Young People at Public Health England and includes a Q&A session.

Webinar 3: Children in Care for Commissioner and Provider Leads

This webinar includes a discussion with Commissioners and Provider Leads in the South East region. It is made available for Commissioners and Provider Leads to retrospectively listen to.

Webinar 2: Children in Care Community of Practice

This webinar includes a discussion with Clinical CYP Mental Health Leads in the South East region, made available for wider clinicians to view retrospectively.

Webinar 1: Children in Care Clinical and Practice Guide

In the webinar below, we focus on the Children in Care Clinical and Practice Guide. This provides a practical overview of best evidenced practice in recognising, understanding, supporting and monitoring change in the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of our Children in Care. We hear from:

Dr Gavin Lockhart, Clinical Lead for NHS England and NHS Improvement
Lee Atkins from Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC)
Beverley Barnett-Jones from Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

You can download the presentations from the event here:

Please feel free to disseminate this freely across your local networks. The South East Children in Care resources can also be found here: www.southeastclinicalnetworks.nhs.uk/children-in-care