Project: INDIGO-POJ-0130
Target population: Adolescents aged 11–17 who display anti-social or offending behaviour or other conduct disorders that put them at risk of an out-of-home placement. Individuals referred to the MST service in Essex typically exhibit multiple high risk characteristics such as aggression, criminal behaviour, violence, and imminent risk of care entry.

Outcome definition: Reduction in days spent in care. Aggregate number of care placement days saved against a baseline historical comparison group during a 30 month period after MST referral. This is measured in terms of total number of days adolescents from a treated cohort spent in residential care, measured over 30-day time periods. 
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries (total): 380
Unit type of targeted service users or beneficiaries: Individual
Primary SDG goal: 3 (target 3.8)
Notes: Baseline: historical comparison group.