As a result, outlines some practice principles that can guide children who have experienced OOHC have increased practitioners in supporting the mental health of risks for some mental health challenges including children in OOHC, and further information can be trauma and stress related difficulties, attachment found in the Resources and further reading section of insecurity, depression and anxiety. [...] Further information about OOHC, evidence about mental health outcomes, and factors We drew on peer reviewed and grey literature to that influence the mental health of children in care identify elements of practice or practice principles are outlined in more depth in the practice paper, that either: Understanding the mental health and wellbeing of children in out-of-home care. [...] draw on trauma-informed principles of care to some extent (Bergström et al., 2019; Kemmis-Riggs et Implementing trauma-informed care in the OOHC al., 2018; Mitchell et al., 2020), and there is strong context may include training carers and staff and evidence for the importance of trauma-informed and adopting an organisational model of care that is trauma-specific approaches when supporting mental. [...] Due to the and supports that are safe and free of bias (Adams et over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait al., 2014). [...] The engagement of wellbeing of care-experienced children and young people in children in out-of-home care with nursing and allied health higher-income countries: Evidence map and systematic review.
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