the greater physical, mental and emotional health needs of looked-after children in their planning and practice • give equal importance (parity of esteem) to the mental and physical health of looked-after children and follow the principles in the national document Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat – Improving outcomes for people experiencing mental health crisis • agree multi-agency action to meet the health needs of looked-after children in the area • ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to meet the identified health needs of the looked-after children population, including those placed in their area by other local authorities, based on the range of data available about their health characteristics • take into account the views of looked-after children, their parents and carers, to inform, influence and shape service provision, including through Children in Care Councils and local Healthwatch where they are undertaking work in this area • arrange the provision of accessible and comprehensive information to looked- after children and their carers. 9 Health and wellbeing boards comprise: a representative from each CCG whose area falls within or coincides with the local authority area, the Director of Children’s Services, the Director of Public Health, the Director of Adult Social Services and a representative from the local Healthwatch organisation. 12 14. Understanding the emotional and behavioural needs of looked-after children is important. Local authorities are required to use the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to assess the emotional well-being of individual looked-after children.10 SDQ scores can be aggregated to help quantify the needs of the local looked-after children population and should be used by local authorities and CCGs as they 