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Hi, am looking for respite care for my 15 year old

Hi, am looking for respite care for my 15 year old child. He has behavioural needs. All I need is a week break, but he has to be living away from here. Does any know what I need to do? I have no family that he can go to, i need a week break to cater for my other kids 4 kids (2 of which have special needs.)
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As @poppy123456 suggests, your first point of call would be your local authority's social care team. Is this something you've looked into before? If not, make sure to contact them.
You might also find our Parents and Carers discussion board interesting to read for some support from people in similar circumstances.
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