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The government's recent introduction of mental health checks for all children entering residential care reflects increased recognition of the greater levels of trauma many looked-after children experience. This growing awareness has also led to children's homes providing better therapeutic support and improving the mental health skills of their workforce.
Cove Care is a residential care provider that has specialised in working with looked-after children with severe mental illness since 2008. Founded by registered mental health nurse Lee Smith and nurse and psychotherapist Bev Cyrus, Cove has developed an expertise in helping children that leave in-patient mental health units to return to care placements in the community.
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