OOHC
The two years before leaving care: what actually matters
The two years before a young person leaves care are the highest-leverage window in Out-of-Home Care. What to build, what to stop delaying, and where mentoring fits.
Posts
For Support Coordinators
Youth mentoring vs behaviour support: what a young person needs
Youth mentoring and Positive Behaviour Support solve different problems. Getting the wrong one is a common reason a young person plateaus.
For DCJ Caseworkers
Placement stability in OOHC: what breaks it, what holds it
Most OOHC placement breakdowns are not about a bad young person. They are about unmet needs, unmanaged patterns, and skills nobody has taught yet.