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OUR STORY

The Youth Untroubled team initially developed the ISTAC model (also known as Systemic Integrative Treatment) in 2017, whilst working at the Brandon Centre, London. It is an adaptation of Multi-systemic Therapy (MST), developed in accordance with NICE guidelines to better meet the needs of children and families with complex and multiple problems and ultimately reduce out-of-home placements for children deemed beyond parental control. The model has been commissioned by several local authorities and mental health trusts across London, and nationally by F-CAMHS, and has been evaluated in a study by the Youth Endowment Fund.

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In 2022, the Youth Untroubled founders decided the time had come to expand provision of the model outside of London - and Youth Untroubled Ltd was born. We also started adapting the original model so that other children, young people and young adults with differing complex needs could benefit from our intensive, goal-orientated, community-based, multi-systems approach to assessing, treating and overcoming problems.

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We have since devised various adaptations of the model, including brief interventions such as 1:1 parenting workshops and consultations. The Youth Untroubled team currently provides ISTAC and ISTAC Post 18 SEND across the South of England, and ISTAC Schools and Colleges (SAC) in Sussex; we are in the process of facilitating a national roll-out of all ISTAC adaptations. The team also provides brief parenting support services and interventions, and specialist consultation and training for other professionals. 

We believe it’s time to give ALL families the skills and opportunity to create loving, stable, and safe environments where children can thrive.

Timeline showing the ISTAC and Youth Untroubled journey so far.

Check out our sister website, a place for parents and families ...

 

youthuntroubled.co.uk

The Journey So Far ...

Mission Statement

Youth Untroubled was set up to facilitate a National roll-out of the ISTAC model, across Health, Education and Social Care. We aim for ISTAC to be accessible to ALL children facing care, custody or inpatient admission, and their families.  In helping ALL children to reach their full potential we continue to play our part in working towards social justice and building a more equitable world.

 

We are committed to continually increasing our awareness of the complexities of diversity and inclusion within the field.  Our mission is to build a workforce as diverse as the families we serve, establishing a culture of belonging and harnessing the true potential of parents to achieve our purpose.

 

Our vision is wider system reform which directly and effectively addresses the modifiable contributors to the financial burden on our health & social care system.  With a full appreciation of the profound and far reaching implications of reducing childhood adversity and keeping families together, we are here for everyone involved in caring for children.... for parents, carers, families, friends, and professionals. For you. 

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