Essential Therapeutic Care (ETC) is a residential care provider based in Berkshire for young people returning from hospitalisation, or who are on a trajectory towards admission due to mental health problems or self-harming and suicidal behaviours.
Many of the young people they support have a history of serious self-harm, eating disorders and other complex mental health difficulties, as well as autism and behaviours that are a natural response to trauma and adverse childhood experiences.
A recent Ofsted study highlighted that 91 per cent of local authorities “often” or “always” have difficulties finding a home for young people with complex needs. The complexity of their needs mean that many residential providers feel unable to keep them safe and give them the level of support they need.
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