Evaluating Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in 10–17-year-olds coming into contact with the police

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Offending behavior; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14195235
• Lead Sponsor: ancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38431608/ (added 05/03/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-06-16
• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 448

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 10 to 17 years
2. Referred to the L&D team by the police

Exclusion Criteria

1. A clinician has judged that the child or young person is presenting with a mental illness of a nature and degree warranting immediate intervention from specialist services, including assessment for detention under the Mental Health Act.
2. The young person is to be remanded into custody.
3. A child or young person aged 16 years or older judged to lack mental capacity to decide about participating in this trial by staff responsible for gaining informed consent.
4. The child or young person is living outside the area served by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
5. The child or young person is unable to converse in English.
6. Parents/guardians are unable to converse in English (at least one must be able to converse in English to complete parent/guardian measures)
7. Parents/guardians of under 16s judged to lack mental capacity to decide about participating in this trial by staff responsible for gaining informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified