Children and young people who have been neglected and/or abused may not function at their chronological age in terms of their physical, social, emotional or cognitive skills. It is therefore critical that caregivers are aware of the effects of maltreatment on the children and young people and that Residential and Secure Care staff are able to respond in considered and informed ways rather than react to the behaviours displayed by the children and young people.
Many child protection interventions seeking to protect and support children and young people, such as removal from home and placement with strangers, as well as appearances in court, may increase a child or young person's trauma. This is a common experience of many of the children and young people within Residential and Secure Care.
The Sanctuary Model is a trauma informed model for creating an organisational culture that provides an environment within which healing from traumatic experiences can be addressed.
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