Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care in England
An evidence-based programme to help children and young people improve their life outcomes
Help When It Is Needed, Where
It Is Needed
“I used to get into trouble
at school and the teachers
didn't like me.
Now I don't get into
trouble so much.
I like it here.”
A Brief Introduction for Children, Young People and Their Families
MTFCE is a special fostering project to help children and young people who have difficulties that affect different parts of their lives. They may want help to get on better with their friends or family, or to get on better in school.
Each young person has their own tailor-made programme that addresses all parts of their life and helps them to recognise their successes. They are placed with foster carers in their own borough, and their family is closely involved if they have contact.
Each child or young person has a skilled team of professionals working with them. The team aims to help them to improve their relationships with their family and friends, to help them do better at school, to help them stay out of trouble, and most importantly of all, to help them feel better about themselves. The goal is to promote stability and the ability to live in a family whether the outcome is a return home to birth or extended family, to long term fostering or adoption.
MTFCE uses an approach to fostering developed in the USA which has been shown to make a real difference to children and young people over there. So the British government has invested over £20 million since 2002 to set it up over here.
Updates
15 – 17 April 2009
MTFC Europe Conference
This conference, held in Amsterdam, was well attended by several teams from England, as well as teams from the USA, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland and New Zealand.
20 February 2009
Investing in Children: Moving to What Works
This conference, jointly organised by the Department of Children, Schools and Families and the Youth Justice Board, aimed to show improved outcomes for vulnerable children through better working between local agencies and the use of evidence based practices. The conference was well attended with delegates including high-level decision makers such as Baroness Delyth Morgan Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families. The National Team's Annual Report on MTFC was highlighted by Baroness Morgan. Several workshops and discussions around the development and implementation of MTFC and other evidence based programmes were held.
November 2008
Calculating and Comparing the Costs of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care, England (MTFCE)
This report, provided by Loughborough University for the DCSF, is now available in our Library section »
13 October 2008
MTFC-P programme on course
First placements for this new programme have been made. Read more about the placements »
23 May 2008
MTFC-C pilot announced
The DCSF has announced a £3.8m pilot project to set up MTFC-Children programmes. Eight local authorities across England have been selected to take part in this project. Read the DCSF press notice »
21 July 2007
Network Partnership Agreement with OSLC
The National Implementation Team have now formally signed an agreement to become the UK Network Partner with OSLC. Read more about the Network Partnership »