The project "CarePath: Empowering public authorities and professionals towards trauma-informed leaving care support" is co-financed by the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC 2014-2020). It aims to develop develop an integrated approach for the protection of children ageing out of care in EU, empowering professionals and public authorities towards trauma-informed approaches.
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CarePath's objectives are to:
- Ensure that children leaving care have access to adequate trauma-informed aftercare support.
- Increase the capacity of professionals in child protection systems to support traumatised children.
- Develop a sustainable mechanism for providing integrated psycho-social support services based on trauma-informed interventions.
CarePath's activities include:
- Identification of transferable working methods in integrated trauma-informed child protection systems.
- Development of a training programme for professionals working with traumatised children.
- Pilot testing of the programme, delivery of train the trainer and training seminars.
- Establishment of the CarePath integrated service provision mechanism for cases of traumatised children leaving care.