Participants
Participants will be 200 young people aged between
8-16 years old, with a working diagnosis of social, emotional
or behavioural difficulties and their parents. This is operationally
defined as a working diagnosis within the ambit of
the International Classification of Disease 10 (ICD-10)
Mental and Behavioural Disorders (F00–F99) as assessed by
the professional in charge of their care. Eligibility criteria are
outlined in Table 1.