If we determine suicide or concerning or harmful sexual behaviour, we must create a person characteristic to record this.
CYRAS handbook – Creating a Person Record (staff resource)

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Specialist placements for tamariki and rangatahi with high needs

Updated: 24 March 2025

Updates made to this guidance

Changes have been made to a number of pages on the Practice Centre to align with the practice approach. Specific changes include:

  • Tiaki Oranga replaces the safety and risk screen, and is now being used throughout the life of a case, across service lines whenever we need to understand current safety.
  • All references to the Tuituia domains and subdomains have been removed and we now promote the use of Te Puna Oranga and our models, tools and resources to build and deepen our understanding.
  • The Tuituia report has been replaced with the assessment report.

Introduction

All tamariki and rangatahi need a home that can provide for their oranga needs (including safety). Some tamariki and rangatahi in our care have experienced a number of moves in care because their complex needs have not been met. We are committed to providing care that has the strength and capability to manage the complexity of care required for all tamariki and rangatahi.

What to do and who to engage when considering specialist placements for tamariki and rangatahi with high needs.