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A rapid evidence assessment of barriers and strategies in service engagement when working with young people with complex needs

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  • Klassman, Kimberly
  • Malvaso, Catia
  • Delfabbro, Paul
  • Moulds, Lauren
  • Young, John

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Young people with complex needs often have a range of co-occurring challenges that require the support of multiple government agencies and services. Increasingly, government agencies are working with young people who present with co-occurring and comorbid complex needs requiring co-ordinated multi-agency responses. However, agencies and services are often faced with multiple obstacles and challenges to meeting the needs of these young people, placing them at increased risk of poor outcomes during their adolescence and into adulthood. The objective of this Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) was to provide practice insights as they relate to service engagement for young people with complex needs to highlight ways in which service delivery can be enhanced. Published academic literature as well as relevant material from the grey literature on young people aged 10–25 was synthesized to identify: (a) the principal barriers to service provision, and (b) strategies that facilitate service engagement. A total of 18 papers met the eligibility criteria for review. Papers were assessed using the critical appraisal skills programme (CASP). Individual and system level barriers were identified, including the characteristics of young people and the nature and structure of services. Strategies were identified at the practitioner level (e.g., benefits of relational, structural and empowerment approaches), and the system level (e.g., flexible services, collaborative approaches and improved staffing and resources). The review highlighted the importance of creating a service environment that is structured around the needs of young people rather than one which requires vulnerable young people to adapt to services.

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  • Klassman, Kimberly & Malvaso, Catia & Delfabbro, Paul & Moulds, Lauren & Young, John, 2024. "A rapid evidence assessment of barriers and strategies in service engagement when working with young people with complex needs," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:156:y:2024:i:c:s0190740923004887
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107292
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