Evidence-Based Therapies for Vulnerable Families

This chapter summarises evidence-based therapies that have been reported as being effective in managing a wide range of issues that arise with vulnerable families. The chapter reviews evidence about the efficacy of therapies that can be targeted to address specific issues. One purpose of this chapter is to encourage policy makers to recognise the availability of evidence-based early intervention therapies for vulnerable families both while children remain in the care of their parents and after children have been placed in foster care. The second purpose of this chapter is to encourage mental health clinicians to upskill themselves about available therapies.