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Healing Together in residential child care

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Implementing a trauma-informed approach across its children's homes has delivered “profound” change for young people and practitioners, says provider
Strategies tailored to children's individual needs help them feel calm and regulated
Since September 2023, 40 children across Salutem's children's homes have received support from Healing Together interventions. Picture: Salutem

An innovative methodology is helping to transform the way in which trauma-informed support is being delivered in children's residential care.

The Healing Together programme, developed by social enterprise Innovating Minds, aims to better equip frontline practitioners to implement trauma-informed approaches effectively.

It is, in part, a response to a sector-wide concern that residential care staff often struggle to deliver trauma-informed care despite recognising its importance when supporting children and young people affected by abuse and neglect.

The programme, which is being rolled out nationwide, allows practitioners to access trauma-informed training and then a series of six programmes that can be delivered directly to children aged five and over.

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