Digging deeper: further examination of the association between Out of Home Care experience and poor outcomes, focusing on mental health and wellbeing

This report builds on our previous research which highlighted the multiple challenges facing the children of mothers with out of home care (OHC) experience. Here we again draw on young people born in 2000 who are part of the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) to help deepen our understanding of the association between maternal OHC experience and poor behavioural and mental health outcomes. We also examine post-16 outcomes of study members who themselves experienced OHC to further enrich the evidence base with research on a recent generation.