My friend Molly Bodinetz, who has died aged 46, was an inspiring clinical psychologist committed to working with young people at risk of going into care and custody, and their families.

Time in the national and specialist adoption and fostering team at the Maudsley hospital in London in the 2000s led to Molly playing a key role in the success of early trials of a family-based intervention, Multisystemic Therapy (MST), in Hackney, London, starting in 2008. The subsequent implementation of MST across the UK resulted in increased school attendance and a reduction in offending rates.