Welcome to
The Specialist Accommodation Forum

The organisation was established in March 2000 as the Secure Accommodation Forum and was expanded in 2002 to reflect the interests of all residential childcare provision in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, working with troublesome and troubled young people in secure, semi-secure and open settings.

The Forum holds one conference a year on practice and policy issues of relevance to the membership of the three countries.

Main Tasks Sharing: ideas and practice amongst member organisations and other interested bodies. Training: taking stock of what is currently available and initiating relevant joint training opportunities. Researching: focussing on what works in specialist residential care and disseminating information on new developments. Developing: cross national and international links. Creating: links including staff exchanges to break down the potential isolation of working in specialist settings.