Child abuse, exploitation and neglect don’t just damage young lives, they destroy promising futures before they even get a chance to be lived. At Torbay Children’s Services, the fight against this has gone up several gears.

We’ve invested millions in a completely new approach that has lowered caseloads, transformed training, launched new supervision models, developed brilliant external partnerships, and introduced sector-leading technology.

We are committed to a restorative and relational model of working ‘WITH’ our children and young people so they remain at the heart of our practice. Restorative and relational based practice describes a way of being, an underpinning ethos, which enables us to build and maintain healthy relationships, resolve difficulties and repair harm when relationships breakdown.

And it’s working. This is a new era for the children of Torbay – one where they can be safe, grow up, realise their potential and follow their dreams.