Book review: Emond, R., Steckley, L. and Roesch-Marsh, A. (2016). A guide to therapeutic child care: what you need to know to create a healing home. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 239pp, ISBN 9781849054010

Many years ago I read, and tried to absorb, the thinking and approaches in The Other 23 Hours, which discussed the development of a caring and therapeutic milieu for children. Since this was published in 1969 there have been great advances in our understanding of the impact of trauma on children, and in our knowledge of what helps these children recover. However, the same critical challenge has continued: what can we do to help children who have experienced trauma and loss?