OUR SERVICES

We provide swift and responsive support for young people experiencing placement instability, elevated risk, or emotional distress.

Our teams work to:

• Establish the immediate safety and stability factors for children and young people whilst developing plans to promote emotional safety and well-being build trusted relationships
• Reduce escalation and placement breakdown
• Create predictable and consistent care environments

Following crisis, our focus shifts to helping young people regain a sense of emotional safety and day-to-day stability.

This includes:

• Relationship-led care
• Emotional regulation support
• Structured daily routines
• Education and engagement planning
• Life-skills development
• Therapeutic interventions

During support packages, our teams develop an informed understanding of the young person’s needs, strengths, risks, and support requirements.

We contribute to:

• Behavioural and emotional observations
• Risk management planning
• Care planning
• Safety planning
• Multi-agency communication
• Placement review discussions
• Monitoring of measurable outcomes to support progression

A key part of our role is preparing young people for what comes next.

This may include:

• Transitions into alternative provisions
• Step-down placements
• Reunification planning
• Supported independence pathways

Our approach ensures transitions are planned, supported, and emotionally safe.

Cariad provides flexible, high-support staffing packages, including:

• 2:1 support
• 3:1 support
• 4:1 support
• Days, waking nights and sleep in provision
• Short-term intensive support
• Whole family support
• Support within the family home to maintain relationships and prevent breakdown of family home dynamics

All support is built around assessed need, risk, and outcomes for the young person.

We work alongside local authorities, education providers, and multi-agency professionals to ensure collaborative, innovative, holistic and consistent care and support.

Our focus is always on:

• Strengthening placements
• Supporting professional networks
• Improving stability and outcomes

Safeguarding sits at the centre of all support delivered by Cariad.

Our practice is underpinned by:

• Safer recruitment
• Trauma-informed training and enhanced training packages for staff
• Clear direction and leadership support
• Clear escalation processes
• Reflective supervision
• Multi-agency partnership working