The ABC have spoken to an employee of the Tasmanian Child and Youth Services who alleges that Total Support Services have failed in their care of duty.
It is claimed that a child in their care has been admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital Psychiatric department because of treatment by staff.
The DHHS employee said that the department has reported “multiple concerns” about the treatment of children by TSS placed into their care when other, not-for-profit providers were unavailable.
A Spokeswoman for TSS has denied the claims, stating they are inaccurate and did not comment further.