At Harbour Point Care children’s homes, we care for children who have suffered extensive trauma and attachment disruption all through their young lives and have missed out on safe, consistent and nurturing relationships to guide them through the developmental phases of life.

Children who have encountered such severe traumatic experiences often present as emotionally fragmented, fearful, anxious, sad and angry. These feelings tend to manifest as suspicion in relationships and of the world, as well as a variety of challenging behaviours, as affected children have rarely ever experienced genuine unconditional love and care.

In tackling the trauma symptoms described above, Harbour Point Care children’s homes provide a safe, positive, stable, encouraging and enabling therapeutic environment, where children can learn to regain their self-confidence, sense of purpose and value.

Staff are equipped with training in therapeutic care and supported through the process of understanding what characterises the child’s behaviour, so that they can respond in an appropriate, informed and reflective manner to meet the child’s psychological, emotional and behavioural needs, as they evolve through their individual therapeutic and developmental process. As each child has an individualised plan of care based on their specific backgrounds, trauma and life experiences prior to coming into our care as well as ongoing observations in the home, this plan is carefully followed, regularly reviewed and adjusted to guide continuity of the intervention as the child progresses through their care journey.