Supportive relationships and guidance for young people at Cria Care, Residential Youth Care Ireland

A place to heal, grow, and belong

Every child deserves safety, care, and a future they can believe in.

At Cria Care, we provide best in class care to all our young people to give them the best possible platform to flourish, achieve their potential, and feel supported as they navigate the challenges of life.

At Cria Care, we provide best in class care to all our young people to give them the best possible platform to flourish, achieve their potential, and feel supported as they navigate the challenges of life.

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Helping young people heal, adapt, and flourish

What We Do

At Cria Care, we recognise that the needs of young people in residential care are individual, diverse, and ever-changing. Many of the children we support have experienced trauma, disrupted attachments, and difficult life events that impact their development and wellbeing.

We provide safe, effective, trauma-informed residential care for young people in need of residential care.

Our role is to empower young people in our mainstream children’s services to integrate, develop and flourish within their community.

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Child-centred & Trauma-informed child care

Personalised, trauma-informed support in homely settings

Our Approach to Care

Young person taking part in a supported conversation at Cria Care, Residential Youth Care Ireland

Child-centred & Trauma-informed

We believe every young person deserves a voice in their journey. Our approach is grounded in trauma-informed care: creating emotionally, physically and psychologically safe environments where healing begins.

Supportive conversation between a young person and a care professional at Cria Care, Residential Youth Care Ireland

Small-scale, Individualised Support

Our homes are family-sized and warmly homely. Being in a smaller setting allows us to build strong, trusting relationships and respond to each child’s individual needs, strengths, and hopes.

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Local Community Integration

We work in partnership with schools, health & social care professionals, families, and community organisations. This ensures children are not isolated but connected to local supports, activities, and opportunities.

“With compassion and guidance, we help children heal, grow, and believe in brighter futures.”

“With compassion and guidance, we help children heal, grow, and believe in brighter futures.”

Our services are community-based and delivered by highly trained staff who receive ongoing development to ensure safe, consistent, and trauma-informed care.

Residential Care

Offering full-time residential care in a safe, stable home environment. We support children emotionally, socially, educationally and behaviourally.

Therapeutic Support

Specialist support is central to what we do. Our model includes therapeutic interventions, individual care & placement planning.

Community Living

Our community based living offers compassion and understanding for each individual child’s, unique needs, aspirations and strengths.

Aftercare & Ongoing Support

We believe in providing long-term connection and encourage empowerment for the young people who have been in our care.
Young people receiving emotional support within community living at Cria Care, Residential Youth Care Ireland

Community living while maintaining personalised care for each young person…

We empower young people to build essential life skills, experience meaningful connections, and prepare them for the challenges faced by teenagers and young adults.

Temporary, shared living environments for individuals

who require support, care, and life-skills development.

Our medium-term multi-occupancy residential services provide temporary, shared living environments for individuals (often young people or adults with complex needs) who require support, care, and life-skills development in a community-based setting. These services involve a 24-hour staff presence,

personalised care plans, and structured support to foster independence and prepare residents for their future. Our services are community-based where our residents live in communities, resembling ordinary homes to integrate our young people into their surroundings. The young people in our mainstream services are aged 13 to 17 years old on admission

More than a home a foundation for tomorrow

Our Values

  • Respect & Inclusion
    We honour each young person’s identity, background, and voice.
  • Safety & Consistency
    Providing stability and a predictable, secure environment in which trust can develop.
  • Empowerment & Growth
    Encouraging learning, self-belief, and capacity to handle challenges.
  • Partnership & Responsibility
    Collaborating with young people, families, and professionals; taking responsibility for outcomes and continuous improvement.
Young person in a bright indoor setting supported by Cria Care, Residential Youth Care Ireland