FRIENDS for Youth

FRIENDS for Youth is part of a suite of FRIENDS programmes (including Fun FRIENDS and FRIENDS for Life), which aim to improve resilience (or coping) skills in children and reduce anxiety and improve mental health and wellbeing.

Evidence rating: 3
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Preadolescents
Adolescents
Delivery model: Group

Setting:
Secondary school
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Targeted selective

Families and Schools Together

Families and Schools Together (FAST) is a multi-family group approach designed to build protective factors for children. The programme’s key objective is to build stronger families and communities. This community strengthening programme is based on the social ecological theory of child development, family systems theory, family stress theory, attachment theory, and social learning theory.

Evidence rating: 2+
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Enhancing school achievement & employment

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Primary school
Delivery model: Group

Setting:
Primary school
Classification:
Targeted selective

Families and Schools Together Preschool

Families and Schools Together (FAST) Preschool is a group-based intervention for parents of a preschool child who wish to support their child and become more engaged in their community. It can operate at a universal level, but is more frequently provided on a targeted basis to families where there is an elevated risk of child behavioural problems.

Evidence rating: 2
Cost rating: NA
Child outcomes:
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Preschool
Delivery model: Group

Setting:
Children's centre or early-years setting
Primary school
Community centre
Classification:
Universal

Family Check-up for Children

The Family Check-up (FCU) for Children is a strengths-based, family-centred intervention that motivates parents to use parenting practices to support child competence, mental health and risk reduction.

Evidence rating: 3+
Cost rating: 2
Child outcomes:
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: No
Age group:
Toddlers
Delivery model: Individual

Setting:
Home
Secondary school
Community centre
In-patient health setting
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Targeted selective

Family Foundations

Family Foundations (FF) is a group-based programme for couples expecting their first child, delivered any time during the mother’s pregnancy.

Evidence rating: 4
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing
Enhancing school achievement & employment
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Perinatal
Delivery model: Group

Setting:
Sixth-form or FE college
Community centre
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Universal

Family Nurse Partnership

Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a home-visiting programme for young mothers expecting their first child.

Evidence rating: 4+
Cost rating: 5
Child outcomes:
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing
Preventing child maltreatment
Enhancing school achievement & employment
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour
Preventing substance abuse
Preventing obesity and promoting healthy physical development

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Perinatal
Delivery model: Home visiting

Setting:
Home
Classification:
Targeted selective

Fun FRIENDS

Fun FRIENDS is part of a suite of FRIENDS programmes (including Friends for Life and FRIENDS for Youth), which aim to improve resilience (or coping) skills in children and reduce anxiety and improve mental health and wellbeing.

Evidence rating: 2
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Preschool
Primary school
Delivery model: Group

Setting:
Primary school
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Universal

Functional Family Therapy

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is for young people between 10 and 18 years involved in serious antisocial behaviour and/or substance misuse.

Evidence rating: 3+ (mixed findings)
Cost rating: 3
Child outcomes:
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour
Preventing substance abuse

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Preadolescents
Adolescents
Delivery model: Individual

Setting:
Home
Children's centre or early-years setting
Primary school
Community centre
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Targeted indicated

Getting Ready

Getting Ready is an ecological, child and parent-focused, strengths-based intervention.

Evidence rating: 2+
Cost rating: NA
Child outcomes:
Enhancing school achievement & employment
Preventing crime, violence and antisocial behaviour

UK provision: No
Age group:
Toddlers
Preschool
Delivery model: Home visiting

Setting:
Home
Children's centre or early-years setting
Classification:
Targeted selective

Group Lifestyle Triple P

Group Lifestyle Triple P is a targeted programme for parents or caregivers of children aged between 5 and 10 years, who are concerned about their child’s weight and activity level.

Evidence rating: 2
Cost rating: 1
Child outcomes:
Preventing obesity and promoting healthy physical development

UK provision: Yes
Age group:
Primary school
Delivery model: Group

Setting:
Primary school
Community centre
Out-patient health setting
Classification:
Targeted indicated

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