Manchester Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care- Adolescents (MTFC-A)
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- Manchester Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care- Adolescents (MTFC-A)
- General overview
- Location
- Involved organisations
- Outcome metrics
- Other resources
- Spreadsheet of data
- Manchester Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care- Adolescents (MTFC-A)
- General overview
- Location
- Involved organisations
- Outcome metrics
- Other resources
- Spreadsheet of data
General overview
Stage of development: Complete
Policy sector: Child and family welfare
Date outcomes contract signed: Feb 2014
Start date of service provision: 2014
Capital raised (minimum): GBP 1.20m (USD 1.97m)
Intervention
Uses an intervention called Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care - Adolescents (MTFC-A), as an alternative to local authority residential care for those young people that meet the criteria. Within Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care, foster carers are trained to provide MTFC in order to help addressing children’s emotional and behavioural difficulties. The one-year MTFC programme includes encouraging the development of academic skills, setting boundaries, supporting the establishment of contact with pro-social peers and maintaining close supervision of the child.
Target population
High need young people aged 11-14 who are looked after by the local authority, either in residential care or in foster placements, who are at risk of entering residential care.
Location
Country
- United Kingdom
Service delivery locations
- Manchester, North West
Involved organisations
- Deutsche Bank
- Big Society Capital
- Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
- Panahpur Charitable Trust
- European Investment Fund (EIF) / European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
- Pilotlight
- Trust for London
- Bridges Impact Foundation
- Office for Civil Society
- JP Morgan
- Merseyside
- Omidyar Network
- The Prince's Charities
- Pension funds
Outcome metrics
- Young person engaged in MTFC-A programme. Service user is engaged with MFTC for one week in first year. Data on 11-14 yr olds in residential care in 2007 – 2008.
- Young person moved out of residential placement. Young person remains in family setting for a week for 2.5 years after the MTFC-A programme ends. Data on 11-14 yr olds in residential care in 2007 – 2008.
- Young person achieves 'wellbeing outcomes. Young person achieves all wellbeing outcomes at graduation and 12 months mpost completion of programme. Data on 11-14 yr olds in residential care in 2007 – 2008.
Spreadsheet of data
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