 impact of special educational needs and disabilities. • Practitioners are confident to respond to situations where children and young people are involved in the harm towards others and remember that first and foremost, they are children in need of help and protection. Practitioners remain curious about what is driving their behaviour so as to provide support that meets their needs. • Practitioners approach parents, carers and the family networks as partners who can protect children and young people when they are facing harm outside of the home, wherever it is safe to do so. Practitioners help families to understand exploitation so they can better meet the needs of their children and young people. • Practitioners understand the risks that individual children and young people are blamed for the harm they are experiencing, are criminalised, or have their needs ignored due to complex circumstances where young people are also involved in instigating harm. Practitioners act as advocates for the children and young people they are supporting, so that services can meet their needs. • Practitioners offer children and young people resources and activities in their local area and support them to build strong relationships with friends and family networks, so they can develop a sense of community, respect and belonging. 50 Outcome 4: children in care and care leavers have stable, loving homes What this outcome is about Children’s social care provide homes that offer love, care, protection, and stability for children and young people who are cared for by the local authority, or who are care leavers. The care that children and young people receive helps to address experiences of adversity and trauma and gives them the foundations for a healthy, happy, life. Summary of this outcome Fo