No Wrong Door

Quality of Life

Breaking the cycle: better solutions for young people in council care

No Wrong Door is designed to break the cycle of young people who enter the care system in their teenage years following multiple fostering placements, insufficiently planned periods in residential care and placement breakdown. Such a cycle can lead to young people becoming increasingly vulnerable and developing offending behaviour, substance abuse, disengagement from education, risk-taking behaviour and frequently going missing. No Wrong Door replaces traditional council-run care homes with hubs which combine residential care with fostering. North Yorkshire has created two hubs, one in Scarborough to serve the east of the county while one in Harrogate serves the west. Each has a dedicated team trained to focus on solutions rather than problems. Each team includes a life coach, who is a clinical psychologist, a supportive police role and a speech and communications therapist. It also includes residential care home beds, emergency residential beds, community foster family placements, supported accommodation, supported lodgings and outreach support.