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Strengthening Individuals
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Empowering Children
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Creating Lasting Change
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Residential Care

Therapeutic homes. Lasting outcomes.

Home is more than a place, it's where children feel safe, connected and able to grow. Through therapeutic, trauma-informed care and genuine relationships, we create nurturing home environments that support healing, build resilience and provide the foundations for brighter futures.

Residential care is not the destination, it's an opportunity to create a better future. From the day a child enters our care, we begin planning for what comes next, building the skills, relationships and supports needed to help them move towards the least restrictive and most connected environment possible.

We believe strong teams create strong households. By investing in our workforce, partnering closely with families, carers, Child Safety and community services, and embracing both internal expertise and external pathways, we create sustainable opportunities for children and young people to move beyond residential care when it is safe and in their best interests.

Praxis Solutions residential care team
A residential youth worker supporting a young person

More than care, creating opportunities to thrive.

We believe children don't remember every task we complete, but they remember how we made them feel.

Every meal shared, every conversation, every school run, every celebration and every challenge is an opportunity to strengthen trust, create connection, and help a child believe in themselves and their future.

Being a Therapeutic Youth Worker is both a privilege and a profound responsibility. Every day presents opportunities to walk alongside children and young people through some of the most important moments of their lives. While the journey is often complex, it is also deeply rewarding. Through consistency, compassion and therapeutic practice, our teams help children rediscover safety, build trust, strengthen resilience and believe in the possibilities ahead.

The Praxis Difference

  • Safety always comes first
  • Phased Model of Practice
  • Relationship-based care
  • Accountability Through Action
  • Holistic & Individualised Support
  • Trauma-Informed & Neuro-Affirming Practice
  • Structure, Consistency & Predictability
  • Collaborative & Multidisciplinary
  • Driven by the Best Interest of the Child
  • Justice, Inclusion & Belonging

At the heart of it

Every young person deserves a future filled with opportunity.

That's why we look beyond residential care, creating pathways that support independence, connection and lifelong success. Wherever appropriate, we draw on Praxis' integrated services to provide continuity of care. When the right pathway doesn't already exist, we work alongside young people and our partners to help create one.

Refer a young person

Looking for the Right Solution?

Choose Praxis Solutions because the first question we ask is “what will it take” not “can we”. We work collaboratively with Child Safety, families and partner agencies to design safe, therapeutic and individualised support for young people with complex needs. Together, we'll explore every opportunity to create the right pathway forward.