Our Services

Providing therapeutic residential care that helps children and young people feel safe, understood, valued, and supported towards brighter futures.

Therapeutic Residential Care

At MAAR Haven, we support children and young people aged 8–17 with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties arising from developmental trauma, adverse childhood experiences, complex attachment difficulties, exploitation, and significant emotional challenges. Our aim is to provide more than a placement, we provide a safe, nurturing home where young people can heal, grow, and prepare for positive futures.

Trauma-Informed Support

We understand that behaviour is often a form of communication. Our approach focuses on understanding the experiences behind behaviour and creating safety, trust, and emotional growth.

PACE-Informed Care

Our practice is guided by Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy, helping young people rebuild trust, strengthen relationships, and develop emotional resilience.

Person-Centred Support

Every child or young person receives personalised support shaped around their needs, strengths, interests, aspirations, and care plan.

Education & Achievement

We work closely with schools, Virtual School Heads, and professionals to support attendance, learning, confidence, and educational progress.

Health & Wellbeing

We promote physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing through healthcare access, positive routines, healthy lifestyles, and therapeutic support.

Meaningful Relationships

Our team builds consistent, trusting relationships that help young people feel safe, respected, valued, and connected.

A Home, Not Just a Placement

MAAR Haven provides a warm, stable, and therapeutically informed home where young people are known as individuals. We do not define young people by their past experiences or behaviours. Instead, we focus on understanding, support, growth, and positive change. Through patience, consistency, and meaningful relationships, we help young people develop healthier coping strategies, improve emotional regulation, and build confidence in themselves and their future.

Our Care Focus

We help young people feel safe enough to trust, supported enough to grow, and confident enough to move towards independence and a meaningful future.

Who We Support

We support young people with a wide range of needs, particularly those whose emotional and behavioural difficulties are linked to trauma, disruption or adversity.

Emotional and behavioural difficulties
Developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences
Complex attachment difficulties
Abuse, neglect and family breakdown
Child Criminal Exploitation and Child Sexual Exploitation
Offending behaviour and youth justice involvement
Multiple placement breakdowns
Identity, cultural, and social needs

How We Support Young People

Understand

We look beyond behaviour to understand each young person's story, needs, and experiences.

Stabilise

We provide safety, consistency, boundaries, and trusted adult relationships.

Support

We deliver personalised care across emotional wellbeing, education, health and daily life.

Prepare

We help young people build confidence, independence, and skills for the future.

Building Positive Futures

Everything we do is focused on helping young people move forward with confidence, hope and purpose; leaving MAAR Haven better equipped for the future ahead.