Residential care can provide a good placement option to meet the needs of some children. An example might be a child with challenging behaviour for whom fostering hasn't worked. It might also be a positive choice for a young person whose loyalty to their birth family means it is hard for them to relate to a foster family. It is important that children living in residential care get the right kind of individual support to rebuild or maintain positive relationships with adults. They may benefit from a supportive relationship with a significant adult from outside the residential setting - this might be contact with a member of their birth family or with a specially chosen mentor.
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