"I'm going home to my family," shouts an excited seven-year-old, who'sat the end of a two-year stay at Earthsea House therapeutic community inrural Norfolk. It's one success story for a child who's experiencedsevere abuse.
Therapeutic communities aim to help severely traumatised childrenrecover.
"They're suitable for children who are not integrated into society,those who have experienced quite high levels of emotional abuse, andquite often physical and sexual abuse as well. They're for childrenwho've not had the nurturing experience they need," explains JaneBarnard, executive director of the Charterhouse Group of TherapeuticCommunities, the lead organisation for children's therapeuticcommunities.
The Charterhouse Group has 19 members that work with just over 300children.
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