Service Description: This service aims to provide residential accommodation for children up to 18 years of age who cannot live who cannot live at home or require specialist provision. Prior to a placement in residential accommodation there will be assessment of need undertaken in conjunction with the young person and their family, social workers and residential staff. The results of this assessment will be considered by a Multi – Agency Panel that meets once every 6 weeks. The Panel is very careful when looking at options and considering what is in the best interests of the child & their family.
Also known as:- Children's Homes
Answer: We do not have any Residential Homes or Schools for children on the Island, except for Beaulieu, which offers respite care to children with a disability (linked to shared care). Any requests for Residential Placements are considered by a Multi – Agency Panel that meets once every 6 weeks. They will look at the Assessments undertaken on your child and consider whether there are any alternative local options such as Foster Care on the Island or a Mainstream School place with support. The Panel would think very carefully about whether it is in the child’s best interests to be placed away from their family and their local community.