What is it about?
Residential care in its current state is not liked by young people, presents some significant problems, is difficult to manage and is a very expensive form of care. As yet there is insufficient evidence .
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Why is it important?
The evidence for residential care being able to address this issue does not warrant the expense
Perspectives
Barnardos experience of managing therapeutic care is that poor behaviour can escalate easily.
Susan Tregeagle
University of Sydney
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This page is a summary of: Weighing Up the Evidence and Local Experience of Residential Care, Children Australia, October 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/cha.2017.36.
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