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<p>We have appointed a consortium of partners, led by the Anna Freud Centre, to support
delivery of the pilots. The consortium brings together significant expertise on the
mental health of looked-after children, including Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
(UASC), and will work closely with selected sites to use their own learning and expertise
to inform the project. The assessment framework will be tailored to the specific groups
of looked-after children that each pilot site chooses to focus on which, for some
sites, will be UASC.</p><p> </p><p>The pilots will also draw on the recommendations
made by the Expert Working Group, which was commissioned by Department for Education
and Department for Health and Social Care. The Expert Working Group found that the
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) should be supported by a broader set
of measures. The pilots will therefore use the SDQ alongside other assessment tools.</p><p>
</p><p>We will be conducting a full evaluation of the pilots. This will include evidence
of effectiveness for specific groups of looked-after children as well as the cohort
as a whole.</p>
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