Adolescent health care for young people in out-of-home care

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Red flags

• Disclosed abuse, sexual exploitation or trafficking — activate safeguarding now
• Active suicidal plan, intent or recent attempt — do not leave alone, escalate to crisis or ED
• Acute psychosis, severe intoxication or overdose — medical stabilisation first
• Undiagnosed injury or untreated serious infection on entry to care
• Pregnancy in a young person with coercion or exploitation — safeguarding plus reproductive care
• Consent authority unclear and a time-critical decision pending — clarify before acting where possible

Life stages

Care settings

Clinical exam formats

Board mappings

• General and Community Paediatrics
• Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine — health of young people in out-of-home care
• Safeguarding and social paediatrics
• Current 2026 PREP curriculum — Learning Objective 1.2.1: Communicate with a child or young person in a way which is appropriate to the position of that child within their own culture
• Current 2026 PREP curriculum — Learning Objective 1.2.2: Communicate with parents or carers
• Renewed curriculum for first-year trainees from 2027 — Learning goal 12: Communication with patients, families, and health professionals
• Renewed curriculum for first-year trainees from 2027 — Learning goal 15: Essential general paediatrics
• Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine — health care for young people in out-of-home care and care-leaving transition
• Clinical Applications
• Safeguarding, social paediatrics and care-experienced young people
• Long Cases
• Short Cases
• Communication stations
• 1. Professional values and behaviours: Ethical practice and safeguarding
• 8. Safeguarding and social paediatrics
• 11. Adolescent health
• General Paediatrics: Delivers trauma-informed health care to young people in out-of-home care, clarifies consent authority, and coordinates multidisciplinary and transition planning
• Foundation of Practice (FOP)
• Applied Knowledge in Practice (AKP)
• Safeguarding, social paediatrics and looked-after children
• Communication
• History
• Clinical
• Development
• General Pediatrics Content Outline — Domain 1: Preventive Pediatrics/Well-Child Care
• General Pediatrics Content Outline — Domain 3: Adolescent Care
• General Pediatrics Content Outline — Domain 8: Child Abuse and Neglect
• General Pediatrics EPA 1: Providing well-child and adolescent care including care for children in foster care
• Patient Care 1: History and Physical Examination
• Patient Care 5: Patient Management
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills 1: Patient- and Family-Centered Communication
• Professionalism 1: Professional Behavior and Ethical Principles
• Systems-Based Practice 3: System Navigation for Patient Centered Care – Coordination of Care
• Communicator
• Collaborator
• Health Advocate
• Pediatrics: Core EPA — Coordinating care and information sharing for patients with psychosocial complexity, including youth in care