New Forest Care

New Forest Care is a bespoke residential, education and therapeutic childcare provider dedicated to providing unconditional care to the most vulnerable children and young people. Our approach is flexible and adaptable, working in partnership with local authorities, parents and carers. We are advocates of our children and young people, and putting t... heir safety and well-being first is at the centre of our decision making. Established in June 2001, we have 12 small-scale residential childrens homes and several school sites that also accept day students who are not in our care. Our education facilities also include a school farm and Outdoor Learning Centre with a Forest School. We also offer planned crisis placements of up to 90 days within our Activity Residential Care service. Placements are intended to be short term to allow the young person time away from the crisis they are experiencing or local authority time to find a suitable long-term placement. Our placements are underpinned by ongoing access to treatment plans by our dedicated team of mental health professionals and therapists. Our therapy model is based on the theory and practice of attachment utilising Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and PACE. We are committed to ensuring our wider team across the company are trained in this practice and we continue to provide staff with the training required to support this model. Our young peoples mental health needs are supported by a team of dedicated Mental Health Care professionals; these include a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, two CAMHS experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses and an Occupational Therapist. Many young people we work with have at some point been in contact with mental health services such as CAMHS.Read More