Navigating the Transitions from Child to Adult Care with Claire Wills-Goldingham KC

Introduction

This webinar considers this challenging period during which young people can fall between services, leading to harm to themselves and potentially others.

It is designed to be of interest to family lawyers and those involved in mental health matters and will consider how the two jurisdictions can overlap and at times seemingly conflict.

Please note that Court of Protection is outside the scope of this webinar.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Identifying risk and what can be done to mitigate
• What to look out for and what to avoid
• The potential pitfalls
• The possible solutions - what is lawful and what is not
• The legislation available and how there can be interplay between statutes and the statutory bodies involved
• The principles involved in the transition process
• What happens if the vulnerable young adult becomes involved in legal proceedings - such as mental health detention and also public law (care proceedings)
• What happens to care leavers? Who is responsible?

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 21st May 2025

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