CATCH is an online community of information and support for adopters, foster carers, special guardians, kinship carers, and the professionals who work with them or support children who have experienced trauma. We provide eLearning, webinars, resources and more for your own learning, support and continued professional development. Our resources will help you to have a richer understanding of child development, the impact of trauma and how best to support a child who has had adverse childhood experiences. These will also help you to understand the importance of having a therapeutic approach to parenting, teaching or supporting children.
The Hub was originally developed as pilot in 2017 with a grant from the Department of Education. We worked closely with a team of adopters to create an online Hub to provide information and support that would be accessible to adopters at any time. Since its creation, the Hub has grown to include special guardians, foster carers and professionals such as the practitioners, staff members and schools who work to support them. We work closely with the Hub community to make sure that we are responding to your needs and continuing to provide the information and tools that you need in order for your families to thrive.
If you are an organisation who is interested in partnering with us, please get in touch.